Sake Sour

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 2⁄3 oz Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
1⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄4 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or Vegan egg white replacement
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Coin-sized lime zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE without ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 4/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

This delicately flavoured sour is low in alcohol and suited to being enjoyed as an aperitivo.

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History:

Created in May 2022 by yours truly at the Clocktower in Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sake Sour contains 124 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.7 standard drinks
  • 9.09% alc./vol. (9.09° proof)
  • 10 grams of pure alcohol

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kieran donoghue ’s Avatar kieran donoghue
14th January 2023 at 12:34
Very refreshing and light. Used aquafaba for first time in place of egg white and it worked out fine.
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Laurie Cavanaugh’s Avatar Laurie Cavanaugh
2nd January 2023 at 17:59
Delicious! Didn’t have the exact brand of sake, but finally opened the bottle I had bought quite a while ago and never used!
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Jesse M’s Avatar Jesse M
13th July 2022 at 05:09
This was my first foray into sours and boy, what a pleasant beginning. Such lovely balance, elevated my (decent) sake which I didn’t love to new heights...made it with the same amount of aquafaba in place of egg white and still turned out brilliant and foamy!
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