Penicillin - Honey-ginger syrup vs. fresh ginger: which one is better?

I try a couple of Penicillin cocktails, one using honey ginger syrup and closer to the original; and one using IBA specs and cutting up fresh ginger. Which one is best? Also, I introduce Ichiro's Malt. 00:00 Intro 01:36 Cocktail building w/fresh ginger 07:14 Introducing Ichiro's Malt 11:01 Cocktail building w/honey-ginger syrup 13:08 Something is wrong 13:46 Kilchoman topping 15:40 Tasting and conclusions 20:21 Ingredients and recipe