Japanese Maple Sour

Name: Japanese Maple Sour
Ingredients: 2 oz Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky; 1 oz Yuzu Juice; .75 oz Maple Syrup; 1 ea Egg White; 1 ea Maple Leaf

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By Greta Buccellato

Submitted on: December 17, 2022

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A March 2020 shutdown home cocktail I've always loved learning about the edible plants around me. Your local wildflowers and weeds are quite useful to be aware of. In the common Japanese Maple we find not only a lovely ornamental tree, but also a largely edible flora that is also used for medicinal purposes. "I love Japanese whisky" was what I was thinking when I was absent mindedly admiring the maple in the yard. I always keep a bottle of Suntory Toki on hand and I still had some leftover Ma...

Ingredients

2 oz
Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky

1 oz
Yuzu Juice

.75 oz
Maple Syrup

1 ea
Egg White

1 ea
Maple Leaf

Instructions

Garnish

A Maple Leaf

Build

Dry Shake

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 17% ABV (estimate)

By Greta Buccellato

Coded Connections Owner

Chilled 100 USBG Bartender ~AR & Hospitality~

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Combine all ingredients together in a tin and shake without ice. Add ice and shake again. *The longer you shake, the fluffier your cocktail will be. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon expression over the cocktail for aromatics and a Maple leaf.

Editor's Note

Yuzu and maple syrup transform the classic whiskey sour into a bright, earthy experience. The egg white provides a silky mouthfeel that perfectly bridges the citrus and wood-aged spirit.