Yuzu Sake Sour
Yuzu juice — the tart, floral citrus of Japan — elevates a sake sour into something distinctly Japanese. Bright, aromatic, and beautifully frothy.
- 2 ozsake
- ¾ ozyuzu juice
- ½ ozsimple syrup
- 1 wholeegg white
- Expressed lemon twistgarnish
- 1Add sake, yuzu juice, simple syrup, and egg white to a cocktail shaker without ice.
- 2Dry shake hard for 15 seconds to build foam from the egg white.
- 3Add ice to the shaker and shake again for 12 seconds.
- 4Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- 5Garnish with an expressed lemon twist.
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Yuzu is a Japanese citrus with a flavor profile often described as a blend of lemon, grapefruit, and mandarin. Its pairing with sake is rooted in Japanese culinary tradition, where both ingredients are staples. Western bartenders began incorporating yuzu into sour-style cocktails in the 2010s, and the Yuzu Sake Sour has become one of the most referenced Japanese-inspired cocktails in bartending guides and sake producer recipe collections.
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