Best Sake Cocktail Recipe
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An expertly mixed drink shouldn't make you want to lie down and take a nap afterward. Just ask Drew Lazor and the editors of Punch, who in their new book, Session Cocktails, are exploring a whole world of low-alcohol drinks where you don't have to hesitate about ordering a second round. The book's recipes come courtesy of the industry's best mixologists, including Kenta Goto of Bar Goto in NYC. Here, he switches out the gin in a classic Southside cocktail for mellow sake, building on a base of elderflower liqueur, shiso leaves, lemon juice and a touch of tequila.
See an unconventional way to use up your leftover sake and take a look at one of the East Coast's first sake distilleries.
Reprinted with permission from 'Session Cocktails: Low-Alcohol Drinks for Any Occasion,' by Drew Lazor and the Editors of PUNCH, copyright © 2018. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
- 2 ounces sake
- ¾ ounce elderflower liqueur
- ½ ounce tequila
- ¼ ounce lemon juice
- 3 shiso leaves
- Combine all the ingredients in a mixing tin and use a muddler to lightly crush the shiso leaves. Strain into a mixing glass, add ice, and stir until chilled. Strain into a coupe.
| Calories per Serving | 181 |
| Total Fat | 0.1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.0 g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 13.3 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.1 g |
| Total Sugars | 8.3 g |
| Sodium | 3.2 mg |
| Protein | 0.3 g |
