Penicillin: For Your Health

I love bourbon. I love scotch. I love cocktails. And I really love bourbon-scotch cocktails. This one is a little harder to make than a Manhattan, but well worth it if you have the fresh ingredients.

Ingredients

• Fresh ginger
• A fresh lemon
• Maple syrup or honey
• Rye whisky or blended Scotch whisky
• Islay single malt scotch

I like Bulleit Rye for the whisky, and Lagavulin for the single malt. You’ll want to muddle the ginger and juice the lemon, but you can use a wooden spoon in lieu of a proper muddler.

Make the drink

• Chop the ginger and add it to a pint glass. Muddle thoroughly
• Juice half the lemon - you want about half a shot of juice. Add to the pint glass
• Add a splash of maple syrup or honey for sweetness
• Add a shot and a half of rye whisky (or blended Scotch)
• Add 3-4 ice cubes and stir for 30 seconds or more. You want to combine the ingredients and chill the drink

Strain the contents of the pint glass into your favorite cocktail glass - I like a rocks tumbler. One last thing - it’s time for the scotch float!

🥃 Adding the scotch float

• Place a spoon upside down at the surface of the drink
• Pour a bit of scotch gently over the spoon, half a shot or less

If you’re really fancy, you can add candied ginger or garnish with a lemon peel. Personally, I’m rarely that fancy.