Name: Frozen Sake Margarita
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Sake; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Lime juice; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1; 1&frasl;4 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415)

Frozen Sake Margarita
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Ingredients:
2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
¹⁄₄ barspoon	Xanthan gum (E415) optional

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

How to make:

DRY BLEND (without ice) first 4 ingredients on slow setting and gradually add Xanthan gum while continuing to blend.
Add ⅔ of a 7oz scoop of crushed ice and BLEND again.
POUR into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with lime wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Is a "Margarita" without an agave spirit actually a Margarita is worthy of debate, but putting that question aside, this recipe demonstrates the versatility of sake in cocktails.

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History:

Adapted from a signature cocktail served at the China Rose Chinese restaurant in Rhinecliff, USA, until it closed circa 2016. Fellow Discerning Drinker Niki La was a patron of the restaurant and fan of this cocktail and shared the recipe with us in 2023, describing it as "the best sake drink I've ever had."

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

17.2 grams of pure alcohol

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