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Penny Black Cocktail Recipe

Whisky
Author: The Bar Team
Penny Black

This recipe takes the great mixing qualities of Scotch whisky and adds sour, sweet and bitter in the form of grapefruit, honey and a dash of bitters for a burst of flavours. 

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves:
1
2 units of alcohol per serving

Equipment

  • 1 x Short glass
  • 1 x Chopping board
  • 1 x Jigger
  • 1 x Ice
  • 1 x Cocktail shaker
  • 1 x Strainer
  • 1 x Knife

Method

Ice

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.

Pour

Using a jigger, pour 50ml Scotch Whisky, 25ml pink grapefruit juice, 25ml honey water and 10ml lemon juice into the shaker. Add 2 dashes of bitters.

Mix

Shake the mixture vigorously until the surface of the cocktail shaker feels chilled. Using a cocktail strainer, strain into a short glass.

Garnish

Place one cherry on top of the drink to garnish.

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