This is a man’s drink. When I picture this drink, I think of tycoons huddled in masses at a seedy bar with thick clouds of fumes from their Cuban cigars escaping their lips after a hard day of negotiations. So, guys this is for what ails you. Bottoms up.
The Penicillin
Yield: 1 cocktail
Glassware: Rock glass
Tools: Juicer or Grater,
cheesecloth, cocktail shaker
cheesecloth, cocktail shaker
Ingredients
2 oz (60 ml)
Blended Scotch Whisky
Blended Scotch Whisky
3/4 oz (25 ml)
fresh lemon juice
fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz (25 ml) honey-ginger
syrup*
syrup*
1 dash Islay single
malt
malt
Instructions
1. Pour all the
ingredients except the Islay into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake
vigorously. Strain into a rock glass filled with ice. Gently pour the Islay
over top.
1. Pour all the
ingredients except the Islay into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake
vigorously. Strain into a rock glass filled with ice. Gently pour the Islay
over top.
Honey-Ginger Syrup
Tools: Juicer (optional) or
grater
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz (45 ml)
honey
honey
1/2 0z (15 ml)
water
water
1 large piece of fresh
ginger
ginger
2 tbsp. granulated
sugar
sugar
Instructions
1. Stir together the
honey and water together in a bowl until combined. Keep aside. Run the ginger
through the juicer, or finely grate the ginger into a piece of cheesecloth and
squeeze to separate the juice. Stir the sugar into the ginger juice and add to
the honey syrup. Stir until the sugar and honey dissolve.
honey and water together in a bowl until combined. Keep aside. Run the ginger
through the juicer, or finely grate the ginger into a piece of cheesecloth and
squeeze to separate the juice. Stir the sugar into the ginger juice and add to
the honey syrup. Stir until the sugar and honey dissolve.
(Photographs and recipe via The Boy’s Club)
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