Jolene's Bittersweet cocktail is a Penicillin riff

Some amaro and mezcal tops off this Jolene's take on the Penicillin.

Jolene's Bittersweet cocktail is a Penicillin riff
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The Penicillin is one of the great drinks to be born this century, helping to encourage bartenders and punters alike to get acquainted with single malt as a cocktail ingredient.

It also happens to be the inspiration for this take, the Bittersweet cocktail at Jolene's Sydney. A good whack of Aberfeldy 12 is complemented by the herbal and sweet Yellow Chartreuse, and rounded out with some amaro, local honey and ginger syrup, and a smoky mezcal float on top.

The Bittersweat cocktail at Jolene's in Sydney. Photo: Boothby
The Bittersweat cocktail at Jolene's in Sydney. Photo: Boothby

Bittersweet

Ingredients

  • 50ml Aberfeldy 12
  • 5ml Yellow Charteuse
  • 5ml Amaro Montenegro
  • 10ml mezcal float
  • 30ml lemon juice
  • 15ml Urban Beehive Bondi honey & ginger syrup

Instructions

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass.
  2. Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass.

Where to find it?

You can taste the Bittersweet for yourself at Jolene's, 73 York Street, Sydney, and follow them on Instagram at @jolenessydney.