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As a great man once said, “Scotchy, scotch, scotch… I love scotch.”  Simple and eloquent.  You see, I also love me on some scotch.  Sweet, sweet bastard that shit is mclish.  There aren’t, however, too many great scotch cocktail recipes.  Mainly because scotch is so intense and smokey and salty.  And surprisingly not so much goes with smokey saltiness.  Well fuck that noise, right in the ear.  Here’s a great scotch cocktail, and I dare you to make it.

Penicillin Cocktail Variation

2 oz. Blended Scotch

.75 oz. Lemon Ginger Liqueur

.75 oz. Lemon Juice

1 tsp. Honey

.25 oz. Islay Single Malt (Laphroaig or Ardbeg)

Shake, serve up.

This was created by Sam Ross of M&H.  His original recipe calls for a ginger honey syrup, which I was fresh out of.  But, I did happen to have some home made ginger lemon liqueur, so I improvised.  And you know what? It was fucking worth it.

Ahhh… I forgot to mention… I rinse the glass with the Laphroaig, making sure to cover the entire inside of the glass up to the rim, and then allowing it to pool on the bottom.  I then pour the shaker contents down into the center, as to not disturb the rinse.  The smokiness of the Laph is thustlymost maintained.