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[FrogPrincesse]

Nice, I'll have to check that out. If you have some sherry, do try a Tabard.

Unfortunately I don't have cocktail-quality sherry (just some stuff that I use to cook with and has been opened for a while...). But it's on my list once I make some room - I am working on it!

[FrogPrincesse]

If you like Scotch, there's always a Rusty Nail to be considered. Sorry, no proportions, it's scotch and Drambuie, served on the rocks or just served up.

That's on the list too. Is there a type of scotch that works best in that drink?

[KatieLoeb]

Rusty Nail is usually 2 parts blended scotch (I like Famous Grouse for this) and 1 part Drambuie. Stirred over rocks.

I occasionally will substitute Drambuie for Triple Sec in a Margarita, making what I call a Bonnie Maggie. The slightly herbal notes of the Drambuie work well with reposado tequila. It won't set the world on fire, but it's a decent variant.

[Frederic]

We put a Drambuie-containing Scaffa (room temperature cocktail) on the menu for a Women of the Wild West-themed night last week at the Blue Room in Cambridge, MA. It was originally created for a someone's birthday (who loves rhum agricole) and I figured that it would not get much traffic on the menu. Surprisingly, it was one of the top 2 or 3 drinks of the night and we came a jigger away from clearing a freshly opened bottle of Drambuie during the 4 hours of service.

Madame Mustache
1 1/2 oz Aged Rhum Agricole (*)
1 oz Drambuie
1/2 oz Cynar
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Build in a rocks glass, give a quick stir (no ice), and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
(*) The drink was developed originally with aged cachaça, so feel free to substitute for a funkier drink.

More 4-1-1 (including history of Madame Mustache herself): http://cocktailvirgi...e-mustache.html

[brinza]

Here are some recipes that I created for a cocktail competition last year. At first glance, they are all going to appear to be overly sweet, being heavy on the Drambuie itself, because the rules indicated that Drambuie had to be the "lead" ingredient, whatever that means. Feel free to dial down the Drambuie if you want, but I tried to mitigate the sweetness as best I could with the other ingredients. I deliberately avoided using Scotch just to be different (even though the Rusty Nail is in fact one of my favorite drinks). Here goes:

Drambuie Skye

1 ounce Drambuie
1 ounce straight rye whiskey
1 ounce dry vermouth
1 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Stir and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist or peel.

This is actually kind of crisp and bracing with a little sweetness.

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Drambul'orange

muddled orange peel
1 ounce Drambuie
1 ounce Lillet
3/4 ounce fresh orange juice
2 dashes orange bitters

Muddle a piece of orange peel in a mixing glass or shaker tin. Shake and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with flamed orange peel.

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Drambuie Island Dream

1 1/2 ounces Drambuie
3/4 ounce Jamaican rum
1 ounce grapefruit juice
1/4 to 1/2 ounce ginger beer (to taste)
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Build in a rocks glass with crushed ice. Garnish with piece of fresh pineapple.

This was an attempt to bring Drambuie and rum together and it ended up kind of tiki and could certainly be served that way. A paper umbrella would do it no harm.

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Drambuie Lemon Lifter

1 ounce Drambuie
1 ounce London dry gin
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/4 ounce Maraschino liqueur

Shake and strain into cocktail glass. Twist lemon peel over the top and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

I like honey and lemon. The gin and maraschino add some complexity. Really nice color.

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Drambuie di Torino

1 1/2 ounces Drambuie
3/4 ounce Punt e Mes

Stir with ice. Strain into cocktail glass or liqueur glass.

Sounds goofy but it's surprisingly good.

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The Spirit of Drambuie

1 1/2 ounces Drambuie
1 ounce cognac
3/4 ounce Ramazzotti

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.

This one is strong, spicy and sweet.


There they are. I think they are all at least worth a try, but I welcome any criticisms. Feel free to tear 'em apart!