Penicillin

A smoky modern classic built on a Scotch whisky sour: blended Scotch shaken with fresh lemon, honey syrup, and muddled ginger, then crowned with a float of peaty Islay single malt that drifts across each sip. Created by bartender Sam Ross at Milk & Honey in New York in 2005, it nods to Alexander Fleming's antibiotic and drinks like a restorative hot toddy turned cold and bracing.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ozBlended Scotch
  • 0.75 ozLemon Juice
  • 0.75 ozHoney Syrup
  • 3 pieceFresh Ginger(muddled, quarter-sized slices)
  • 0.25 ozIslay Scotch(floated on top)

Garnish: Candied Ginger

Preparation

Shaken · Rocks · Cubed

  1. 1.

    muddle

    Muddle the quarter-sized fresh ginger slices in the shaker.

  2. 2.

    add

    Add the blended Scotch, lemon juice, and honey syrup to the shaker (everything except the Islay single malt).

  3. 3.

    shake

    Fill with ice and shake well until chilled.

  4. 4.

    strain

    Double-strain into a chilled rocks glass over fresh ice.

  5. 5.

    top

    Float the Islay single malt Scotch on top.

  6. 6.

    garnish

    Garnish with a slice of candied ginger.

Flavor Profile

dilution
27%
smoky
24%
sweet
24%
heat
23%
citrus
21%
earthy
17%
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