penicillin

The Penicillin is a cocktail made with whisky, ginger, honey syrup, and fresh lemon juice. The drink was created in 2005 by New York bartender Sam Ross. Its name derives from the drug penicillin hinting to the medicinal properties of some of its ingredients, with suggested effects similar to that of a hot toddy which is said to relieve the symptoms of cold and flu.

Photo of penicillin by Johann Trasch

Photo by Johann Trasch, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Ingredients

  • 6 cl blended scotch whisky
  • 0.75 cl lagavulin 16y whisky
  • 2.25 cl lemon juice
  • 2.25 cl honey syrup
  • 2-3 quarter-sized slices fresh ginger

Garnish: candied ginger

Recipe

  1. muddle fresh ginger in a shaker.

  2. add the remaining ingredients, except for the Lagavulin whisky.

  3. fill the shaker with ice and shake.

  4. double-strain into a chilled old fashioned glass with ice.

  5. float the Lagavulin whisky on top.