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n. A cocktail made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch.
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A Rusty Nail is made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch whisky. The drink was included in Difford's Guide Top 100 Cocktails.
A Rusty Nail can be served in an old-fashioned glass on the rocks, neat, or "up" in a stemmed glass. It is most commonly served over ice. A Rusty Nail served without ice is sometimes called a Straight Up Nail.
Rusty Nail could refer to:
- Literally, a nail (fastener) covered in rust.
"Rusty Nail" is the tenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on June 10, 1994.
Usage examples of "rusty nail".
He took a honk on his aspirator as Ben pulled a rusty nail from a board with the claw end of his hammer.
Once it had to be ripped open and two dollars taken out to pay the druggist the time Francie ran a rusty nail into her knee.
On the afternoon of the twenty-ninth, after swimming in Lake Tahoe, he stepped on a rusty nail.
During one of her tromps through a particularly nasty area, a rusty nail went right through the cheap soles of her sneakers and into her foot.
While Qwilleran was dressing for breakfast, he heard the musical murmuring that meant Yum Yum was digging a rusty nail out of a crevice, or trying to open a desk drawer, or retrieving a lost toy.