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Penicillin, the Perfect Cocktail for These Trying Times
If you’re stuck inside (and you probably should be), right now is the perfect time to drink a hybrid of alcohol and classic throat-soothers
Want a cocktail veganized? Bought a bottle of something and don’t know what to do with it? Need a cool mocktail? Want to make your own liqueur? We’ll drink to that. Bartenderly is here to make all your vegan drinking dreams come true. If you want to check on whether a specific brand of alcohol is vegan, I recommend Barnivore.
These are strange and troubling times — a statement which has always been true, but in this instance I’m referring to the rise of coronavirus worldwide. If you’re going to self-medicate, you might as well have fun in the process, and so I declare it’s now the Penicillin cocktail’s time to shine. This may sound glib — and I’m all for the welcome distraction of humour — but you could do worse than this modern classic by New York bartender Sam Ross, which combines the healing properties of fresh ginger, honey and lemon juice with fortifying scotch. The lemon juice will jolt you full of vitamin C and ginger is a stellar anti-inflammatory. My vegan adaptation leaves out the honey and replaces it with maple syrup — the smoky, woody…
