Penicillin (Basic)
Fresh ginger muddled in rather than cooked into a syrup, and the smoky float pinned to a measure instead of left to judgement.
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.Build
| Fresh ginger | several small pieces |
| Blended Scotch | 2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
| Fresh lemon juice | ¾ oz22 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml |
| Honey syrup | ¾ oz22 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml |
| Islay Scotch | ¼ oz7 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅛ oz5 ml¼ oz8.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml |
Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.
Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
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Preparations
Place 1 ½ cups of water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add 1 ½ cups honey and cook until it is just runny. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool before using or storing.
Method
- Muddle the ginger in the bottom of a shaker.
- Add the blended Scotch, the lemon juice and the honey syrup, then fill with ice and shake hard.
- Double-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Float the Islay Scotch across the top.
- Finish with a piece of candied ginger.
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