Tequila

Penicillin by Michael Voltaggio

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April 18, 2025
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  • Prep time 10 minutes
  • makes 1 drink
Author Notes

An all-agave riff on the classic Penicillin cocktail invented in the mid-2000s by Sam Ross at the Milk & Honey bar in New York City. This version, by chef Michael Voltaggio, swaps the original blended scotch for Marcado 28 Reposado Tequila and features a smokey mezcal float. This is just as good served up (in a chilled coupe) or on the rocks.

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What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Cocktail
  • 2 ounces Marcado 28 Reposado Tequila
  • 3/4 ounce honey ginger syrup*
  • 1 3/4 ounces lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • Candied ginger
  • Lemon peel
  • Honey Ginger Syrup
  • 4 cubes of fresh ginger, peeled
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 cup water
Directions
  1. For honey ginger syrup: Add ginger, honey and water to a sauce pan over medium heat and stir until honey dissolves. Turn off heat, steep for 30 minutes and then strain into a container.
  2. For cocktail: Add tequila, honey ginger syrup, lemon juice and bitters to a shaker with ice. Shake for 30 to 45 seconds. Pour into a chilled coupe or alternatively a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with candied ginger and a lemon peel cut into the shape of a volt.

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