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Penicillin

by Sam Ross

The defining modern classic — already on every serious bar's list.

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FINAL ABV
19.2%
DILUTION
25%
TOTAL VOL.
3.75 oz
SERVED
×1

Ingredients

×1 serving
Blended Scotch whisky
spirit
2.00 oz
Lemon juice
citrus
0.75 oz
Honey-ginger syrup
sweetener
0.75 oz
Islay single malt (float)
spirit
0.25 oz
TOTAL3.75 oz
SERVED (post-dilution)4.69 oz
RATIO BY ROLE
spirit60%
citrus20%
sweetener20%

How to make it

5 STEPS · ~5 MIN
  1. 01
    Combine
    2 oz blended Scotch, 0.75 oz lemon juice, 0.75 oz honey-ginger syrup in a shaker with ice.
  2. 02
    Shake
    Hard, 12 seconds.
  3. 03
    Strain
    Over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
  4. 04
    Float
    0.25 oz Islay single malt over the back of a barspoon.
  5. 05
    Garnish
    Candied ginger.