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Sake Sour

Sake Sour

Classic

Sake, lemon, and egg white, light and silky.

Low-ABVElegantCitrusy
4 minEasyLight

Soft, rice-sweet sake with bright lemon under a silky foam. Delicate, tangy, and light.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 oz Sake
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1 Egg White
  • Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add everything to a shaker without ice and shake hard for 10 seconds.

  2. 2

    Add ice and shake again until well chilled.

  3. 3

    Double strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4

    Express a lemon twist over the foam and drop it in.

The Story

A bartender's variation on the classic sour with sake as the base, which keeps the drink lower in alcohol than a spirit-based sour. It is a modern recipe rather than a traditional one.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Lemon twist