Recipes · A classic

Penicillin

A shaken blended Scotch drink with lemon juice, honey syrup and ginger syrup. It's mostly sour, smoky and boozy.

Penicillin in a rocks glass

Ingredients

  • 2 oz 60 mlBlended Scotch
  • 0.75 oz 22.5 mlLemon juice
  • ½ oz 15 mlHoney syrup
  • 0.25 oz 7.5 mlGinger syrup
  • 0.25 oz 7.5 mlIslay Scotch
  • shaken
  • rocks glass
  • Candied ginger

Method

  1. Add the blended Scotch, lemon juice, honey syrup, ginger syrup and Islay Scotch to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard for about 12 seconds.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over one big cube.
  4. Garnish with a candied ginger.

Taste

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