Hot Toddy
Ingredients:
Makes 1 drink.
1 oz. (2 Tbsp.) bourbon
1 Tbsp. mild honey
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1⁄4 cup boiling-hot water
1. Put bourbon, honey, and lemon juice in a 6-oz. mug. Top off with hot water and stir until honey is dissolved.
Penicillin
Type: Cocktail
Base spirit: Whisky
Served: On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnish: Candied ginger
Standard drinkware: Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients:
- 6 cl blended Scotch whisky
- 0.75 cl Lagavulin 16y whisky
- 2.25 cl fresh lemon juice
- 2.25 cl honey syrup
- 2-3 quarter-sized slices of fresh ginger
Preparation:
Muddle fresh ginger in a shaker and add the remaining ingredients, except for the Lagavulin whisky. Fill the shaker with ice and shake. Double-strain into a chilled old fashioned glass with ice. Float the Lagavulin whisky on top.
Moscow Mule
Base spirit: Vodka
Served: On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnish: Lime slice
Standard drinkware: copper mug
IBA specified ingredients:
- 4.5 cl (9 parts) vodka
- 1 cl (2 parts) lime juice
- 12 cl (24 parts) ginger beer
Preparation:
Combine vodka and ginger beer in a highball glass filled with ice. Add lime juice. Stir gently. Garnish.