Butter Penicillin
The modern classic Penicillin rebuilt on brown butter-washed scotch — honey-ginger syrup amplifies the fat-wash's buttery richness, while the Islay float keeps the smoke.
Served in a Rocks glass · Garnish: Candied ginger · Difficulty: hard
Ingredients
- 2 oz Brown Butter-Washed Scotch
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz Honey Syrup
- 0.25 oz Islay Scotch (float)
Instructions
- Prepare brown butter-washed scotch in advance.
- Shake butter scotch, lemon juice, and honey syrup with ice.
- Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
- Float Islay scotch over the back of a spoon on top.
- Garnish with candied ginger on a pick.