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Penicillin cocktail
A Whisky Sour with honey richness, subtle smoke and enlivening ginger spice. A cocktail to slap the palate awake. Then you can't resist keep sipping it
Ant Hern
1st September 2021 at 15:06
Today I decided to actually read The Savoy Cocktail Book cover to cover for the first time. Came across the ‘Flu Cocktail which is Canadian Club, ginger, lemon, rich simple. I’m guessing it must have inspired the Penicillin? Not sure if I’ve ever seen the two cocktails linked before
2nd September 2021 at 11:00
I've also not noticed the Flu Cocktail in The Savoy book before. It does indeed resemble the Penicillin Cocktail but Craddock's "but do not ice" suggests he served the Flu Cocktail at room temperature to guests as a cure.