Makes 1 drink · about 6 min to make
Ingredients
- Blended Scotch whisky 2 oz
- Islay single malt Scotch whisky IBA specifies Lagavulin 16 ¼ oz
- Fresh lemon juice ¾ oz
- Honey syrup ¾ oz
- Fresh ginger 2–3 quarter-sized slices 2 slices
Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.
Method
- Muddle the fresh ginger in a shaker.
- Add the remaining ingredients except the Islay whisky.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake.
- Fine-strain into a chilled old fashioned glass with ice.
- Float the Islay whisky on top and garnish with candied ginger.
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Garnish
- Candied ginger slices
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.