A black nail cocktail is a mixture of Irish Mist and Irish whiskey in roughly equal portions, being typically garnished with orange zest .
4-458: A black 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 black nail served without ice is sometimes called a straight black nail . The black nail cocktail was invented sometime between 1947 and 1952. The black nail cocktail drink started as a St. Patrick's Day specialty in New York, following the invention of
8-575: Is decorated in the cut glass style, although most modern examples are pressed glass , made using a mold. The design is essentially English, from the late 18th or 19th century. Plain glass versions are lowball glasses. Old fashioned glasses typically have a wide brim and a thick base, so that the non-liquid ingredients of a cocktail can be mashed using a muddler before the main liquid ingredients are added. Old fashioned glasses usually hold 180–300 ml (6–10 US fl oz). A double old fashioned glass (sometimes referred to by retailers as
12-495: The European Bartender School. Old-fashioned glass The old fashioned glass , otherwise known as the rocks glass , whiskey glass , and lowball glass (or simply lowball ), is a short tumbler used for serving spirits , such as whisky , neat or with ice cubes (" on the rocks "). It is also normally used to serve certain cocktails , such as the old fashioned . The true old fashioned glass
16-516: The Irish Mist brown whiskey liqueur in 1947. The black nail cocktail consists of 3/4 ounce Irish whiskey and 3/4 Irish Mist with orange zest twist to garnish. Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes and then add the Irish whiskey and then Irish Mist . Garnish the cocktail with the orange zest twist and then serve immediately. There are also several variations from the classic drink, according to
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