Japanese Cocktail Recipe
On average the japanese cocktail weighs in around 23 percent abv 46 proof.
Japanese cocktail recipe - Shochu melon citrus cocktail. According to cocktail historian david wondrich this was the first drink recipe to appear in print in jerry thomas s seminal 1862 book bartenders guide. Here are some of my favorite classic cocktail formulas reimagined using ingredients like shiso japanese beer japanese pear japanese whisky yuzu japanese black honey and matcha tea.
If the names of the drinks sound funny it s because my other signature touch is to name cocktails after songs. The drink serves as an excellent template for other orgeat sweetened old fashioned variations. Mixed in inventive ways we love it with melon liqueur and a squeeze of lemon juice.
The name of this sweet and creamy cocktail can be translated as egg sake in order to prepare the drink raw egg yolks are whisked with sugar then added to hot sake. A red eye is a beer cocktail featuring two parts beer one part tomato juice and a fresh squeeze of lemon and was influenced by the bloody mary cocktail which features vodka and tomato juice. A simple stirred cocktail that highlights the richness of orgeat mezcal and chocolate bitters.
If you re looking for a fun green drink with a wonderful taste that mixes up in just a few minutes it s an ideal recipe. Simply fill a cocktail shaker with ice add the sake and vodka shake not stir and pour over ice. No one knew that better than jerry thomas the father of american mixology one of his more famous creations is a tweak on an old fashioned.
Shochu is a popular choice for japanese cocktails because of its earthy taste and low calorie intake. The japanese cocktail like many other cocktails of this sort is a short drink of right around 3 1 2 ounces. That is the case now and has been the case since the invention of cocktails.
This puts it. Small hand foods creator jennifer colliau created this spin on jerry thomas classic japanese cocktail. The japanese mixed drink known as tamagozake is made with a combination of heated sake raw egg yolks and sugar.
The red eye cocktail was popularized by the 80 s film cocktails however the japanese recipe does not feature raw egg in it like the movie. If you consider that over half the drink is made up of a typically 80 proof liquor you can understand the reasoning behind the shorter pour. Though its name implies a connection to japan don t expect to see sake or japanese whisky in this three ingredient cocktail.
The japanese slipper is a fabulous cocktail that s light on the alcohol and packed with fruity flavor.
