# Penicillin

A Scotch sour sharpened with lemon and ginger-honey syrup, finished with a smoky Islay float.

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Blended Scotch whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/blended-scotch-whisky.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 22.5 ml [Honey-ginger syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/honey-ginger-syrup.md)
- 7.5 ml [Islay Scotch whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/islay-scotch-whisky.md)

## Glassware

Old fashioned glass

## Garnish

- Candied ginger

## Method

1. Shake the blended Scotch, lemon juice, and ginger-honey syrup with ice.
2. Strain into an old fashioned glass over one large ice cube.
3. Float the Islay Scotch over the drink.

## Related drinks

- [Gold Rush](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gold-rush.md): A bourbon sour sweetened with rich honey syrup instead of sugar.
- [Rusty Nail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rusty-nail.md): A two-ingredient Scotch cocktail sweetened with honeyed, herbal Drambuie.
- [Whiskey Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-sour.md): Bourbon, lemon, and sugar with optional egg white for a soft, foamy texture.
- [Sforzando](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/sforzando.md): A dry, smoky Manhattan variation combining rye and mezcal with Bénédictine and mole bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/penicillin
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/penicillin-0e00eb0e.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/penicillin/