Penicillin Cocktail

Ingredients

["60ml blended Scotch whisky"
"22ml fresh lemon juice"
"22ml honey-ginger syrup"
"7ml Islay single malt (float)"]

Method

1Add blended Scotch, lemon juice, and honey-ginger syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds until well-chilled. Double-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Gently float the Islay Scotch on top by pouring slowly over the back of a bar spoon. Garnish with candied ginger.

Garnish

Candied ginger

Glassware

Rocks glass (Old Fashioned glass)

About This Cocktail

The Penicillin was invented by Sam Ross at the famed Milk & Honey bar in New York City in 2005. It quickly became a modern classic, combining blended Scotch with honey-ginger syrup and lemon juice, then finishing with a smoky Islay Scotch float. It represents the best of modern cocktail innovation while respecting whisky tradition.

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