Rusty Nail Milk Punch Food

HOW TO MAKE A RUSTY NAIL

Steps:

• Combine the Scotch and Drambuie in a double Old-Fashioned glass.
• Add lots of ice.
• Stir.

RUSTY NAIL

Steps:

• Chill a mixing glass, and add a large ice cube to an Old Fashioned glass or rocks glass for serving. Add Drambuie into the mixing glass. Add the Scotch. Add several ice cubes, and stir for 20 seconds. (Do not shake; stirring will maintain the clarity as it chills the liquor.) Strain over the large cube into the chilled rocks glass.

CLARIFIED MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Heat 2 1/4 cups of water to 208 degrees F. If you have an electric kettle with a temperature setting, great. If not, bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, kill the heat and count to 20. Pour the water over the teabags into a quart vessel and steep 3 minutes before removing the bags. (Do not wring out or squeeze the bags.)
• Add the sugar to the hot tea and stir to dissolve. Then add the port, rum, Allspice Dram, and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Pour the milk into a glass pitcher and then follow with the tea mixture. (Yes, it will curdle.) Park on counter for 1 hour. Do not shake, stir or molest in any way. Just let the magic happen. Oh, and make sure the tea goes into the milk, not the other way around.
• Line a large, fine-mesh sieve with a commercial-sized coffee filter (we like those made for 1.5-gallon machines) and strain the mixture into a wide, 4-quart container. Once completely filtered, typically about 1 hour, transfer to a quart jar or pitcher and chill to serve. (See Cook's Note.)
• Store tightly sealed in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• Heat a heavy skillet over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Toast the allspice berries until fragrant, about 1 minute, then roughly crush.
• Combine the rum and crushed allspice berries in a quart-sized glass jar, seal the lid tightly and give it a good shake. Steep for 10 days.
• Strain the allspice-infused rum through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan and add the sugar. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature before storing in a glass jar or bottle.
• Note: Any overproof rum will work here, meaning any rum over 50 percent ABV. But navy-strength rum, typically bottled at 57 percent ABV, is my favorite. Just remember: The higher the ABV of the rum, the higher the ABV of your resulting dram.

RUSTY NAIL

Steps:

• Fill a tumbler with ice, then pour over the scotch whisky and whisky liqueur. Stir gently to combine.
• Drop in a strip of lemon peel to garnish before serving.

CLASSIC RUSTY NAIL

Steps:

• Pour the scotch into a rocks glass, add the Drambuie and fill the glass with ice. Stir with a bar spoon and garnish with a lemon twist.

RUSTY NAIL MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• In a saucepan stir together the honey, the milk, the ginger and 1/2 teaspoon of the nutmeg and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is hot. Stir in the Scotch and the Drambuie, divide the milk punch among heated mugs, and sprinkle each drink with some of the additional nutmeg.