Fresh ginger and a dash of extra smoky Scotch whisky will get you where you need to be.
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PENICILLIN COCKTAIL RECIPE – Whiskey Ginger Citrus and Honey!
Serious Mealtimes / Liz Clayman
It may not be as potent as a flu shot or have the healing properties of the antibiotic it’s named after but the Penicillin Cocktail is a surefire cure-all for a cold fall night. Originally created by New York bartender Sam Ross the Penicillin Cocktail takes the warming soothing flavors of honey lemon juice and fresh ginger and amps them up with a healthy dose of Scotch whisky. And if that weren’t enough the drink is topped off with a light dash of heady aromatic Islay malt giving the drink a scent as enticing as a woodsmoke autumn breeze.
Other bartenders have taken Ross’s formula and adapted it for drinks made with tequila gin and rum all with great results but the Scotch-based original is always a good place to start. And one more note about the preparation: The original drink uses a homemade ginger-honey syrup. Because the spark of fresh ginger fades so quickly home mixologists may be better off simply mixing a few slices of fresh ginger into the drink rather than mixing up a batch of syrup that will likely lose its luster before the bottle is half empty.
