Sours & Fizzes
Penicillin
Rocks glass
Glass
Candied ginger
Garnish
Ingredients
- - 2 oz blended Scotch whisky
- - 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
- - 3/4 oz honey-ginger syrup
- - 1/4 oz peated Scotch (such as Islay), for floating
Method
- Shake blended Scotch, lemon juice, and honey-ginger syrup hard with ice.
- Strain over fresh ice.
- Float the peated Scotch on top.
Description: A modern classic combining blended Scotch, honey, ginger, and lemon, with a smoky Islay float.
Garnish: Candied ginger
Note: Created by Sam Ross (also creator of the Paper Plane) in New York in 2005; now one of the most influential modern cocktails.