Cocktail recipe

Penicillin

Glass
Rocks
Method
Blended
Served
Frozen
Garnish
Candied ginger
Base
Whiskey
Penicillin in a rocks glass

Ingredients

  • Blended Scotch60 ml
  • Lemon juice22.5 ml
  • Honey ginger syrup22.5 ml
  • Islay Scotch7.5 ml

Method

Shake the blended Scotch, lemon and syrup with ice, strain over a large cube and float the Islay Scotch.

Flavour profile

StrengthMedium strength
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourBalanced
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 20% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

Techniques in this drink

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