Penicillin
A modern Scotch sour with lemon, honey, ginger, and a smoky edge.
Difficulty
Advanced
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Shake with ice; serve over fresh ice
Tools
Shaker, strainer
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blended Scotch Use blended Scotch for the base.
- 3/4 oz Fresh lemon juice Fresh lemon matters.
- 3/4 oz Honey-ginger syrup Honey syrup plus ginger works if improvising.
How to make it
- Add Scotch, lemon juice, and honey-ginger syrup to a shaker.
- Fill with ice.
- Shake hard for 15–20 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- A small float of smoky Scotch is optional if you have it.
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