Golden Remedy

This delightful concoction named the Penicillin cocktail, offers a delightful blend of smoky whisky, honey, and ginger. It was crafted in 2005 by Sam Ross at the famed Milk & Honey bar in New York. The cocktail's name is a nod to the ingredients that evoke the familiar home remedies believed to alleviate a cold.

Golden Remedy

A delightful blend of smoky whisky, honey, and ginger, the Penicillin cocktail pays homage to the classic home remedies believed to cure a cold.

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Prep Time 6 mins
Cook Time 3 mins
Total Time 9 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Scotch whisky
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz honey water (diluted honey with water)
  • 1/4 oz ginger juice
  • 1/2 oz smoky Scotch (preferably Islay whisky)
  • Ice
  • Piece of ginger for garnish

Instructions

  1. Dilute the honey with water to create honey water by heating 2 parts honey with 1 part water and stirring.
  2. Grate the ginger and squeeze the grated ginger to obtain ginger juice.
  3. In a shaker, combine the Scotch whisky, lemon juice, honey water, and ginger juice.
  4. Add ice to the shaker and shake until cold.
  5. Strain the mixture into an ice-filled glass.
  6. Top the drink with a bar spoon of smoky Scotch.
  7. Garnish with a piece of ginger.