Penicillin

Name: Penicillin
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 40ml Chivas 12; 10ml peated single malt Scotch whisky; 20ml lemon juice; 15ml honey syrup; 15ml ginger juice; Lemon slice, to garnish

Fresh

A modern classic, the Penicillin was created in the early 2000s in New York City. This drink has a bold yet bright flavor profile. A Penicillin features both smooth blended whisky and peaty single malt for a more complex drink. These strong flavors are balanced by zingy ginger and sour lemon for a strong yet wonderfully refreshing cocktail. If you don’t have a juicer, feel free to substitute ginger beer or ginger syrup for the ginger juice.

HOW TO MAKE IT

ingredients

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Penicillin

Old Fashioned glass

1.5 parts	Chivas 12
0.5 part	Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky
0.75 part	Lemon Juice
0.5 part	Honey Syrup
0.5 part	Ginger Juice
	Lemon Slice, to garnish

Penicillin

Old Fashioned glass

1.5 parts	Chivas 12
0.5 part	Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky
0.75 part	Lemon Juice
0.5 part	Honey Syrup
0.5 part	Ginger Juice
	Lemon Slice, to garnish

BEYOND PENICILLIN

Use your extra ginger juice for another fresh drink, the Mamie Taylor cocktail

MAKE HONEY SYRUP

Mix 2 parts honey with 1 part hot water until the honey dissolves.

MAKE GINGER JUICE

Juice 2 parts of fresh ginger and mix with 1 part sugar

SHAKE

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for about 10 seconds

POUR

Strain into a rocks or old fashioned glass over a single large ice cube

Garnish

With lemon slice

PENICILLIN’S ORIGINS

Developed in the early 2000s, Penicillin’s name references a time when lemon and ginger were widely used as remedies. . The creator of Penicillin (the drug), Alexander Fleming, was also Scottish – so it’s fitting that the Penicillin drink is made with two types of Scotch.
The bartender who invented the Penicillin, Sam Ross, happened to be playing off our favorite golden hour cocktail – the Gold Rush.