Ingredients
- 2 ozsake
- 1 ozgin
- 3 slicecucumber
- ¼ ozsimple syrup
🔧 Tools
Instructions
- Muddle cucumber slices and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker until the cucumber releases its juice.
- Add sake and gin, then fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake for 12 seconds until well chilled.
- Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a cucumber ribbon threaded onto a cocktail pick.
📜 History
Cucumber and sake are celebrated together in Japanese culinary culture, where the cool, vegetal notes of cucumber enhance sake's clean, mineral profile. The pairing gained wider cocktail recognition after Difford's Guide published a Cucumber Sake-Tini, and craft sake bars in the US and UK adopted similar riffs. Gin's botanical character adds structure to the drink without overwhelming the delicate sake notes.
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