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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.
Anonymous
27th March 2021 at 22:44
Bloody truly awful. Like medicine, in the worst possible way. Urgh.
5th March 2021 at 21:19
Just incase anyone is considering King’s Ginger vs Ginger syrup opt for the latter. I bought a bottle of King’s to try out this version but honestly it was a rather weak incarnation of Ross’s recipe and lacked the right mouthfeel.
23rd April 2021 at 20:45
Reluctantly I agree. The Kings Ginger doesn’t really come through at 15ml, better at 20ml.
17th November 2020 at 00:37
Does anyone know Sam's preferred Blended Scotch for this recipe?
21st February 2021 at 13:36
Distinguished Spirits has a indepth video about it on youtube, that actually has the correct specs whiskey and method. Which I can confirm are correct thanks to having spoken with former Milk and Honey bartenders on the subject.
7th November 2020 at 17:42
This one is all about the fresh ginger juice. Surely Kings doesn’t do it justice? Starting today this is how I intend to survive Covid through the winter.
21st August 2020 at 00:16
Will the Islay single malt make that much of a difference? What if I use 67.5ml of some peated blended scotch?
21st August 2020 at 06:44
The Islay whisky contributes massively to this cocktail. Without it, you'll still have a tasty drink but it will lack Islay's signature smoky peaty notes. I favour Lagavulin 16 year old.
Anonymous
14th August 2020 at 00:59
I have been trying to perfect this and i find 1/4-1/2oz of egg whites added to Ross’s recipe is true perfection.
7th April 2020 at 20:19
Some inconsistencies here. In the first part of the video lime juice is mentioned while it is lemon juice later. The recipes in the video and on the site differ from each other in respect of the blended Scotch and Islay malt ratio.
8th April 2020 at 09:52
Agreed. Video is much in need of re-filming so in the meantime, we’ll remove from the page. Thanks for taking the time to comment and so make me aware.