Recipe

September 21, 2009

Kiwi Kiss Drink Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Add the peeled kiwi slices to a rocks glass along with the Lemongrass-Ginger Syrup and soju. Using a muddler, mash the kiwi.

Step 2: Fill the glass 3/4 full with ice. Top with the sparkling sake.

Step 3: Use a metal cocktail pick to make a hole through the square slice of kiwi. Thread the kiwi slice onto the lemongrass “spear” as a garnish.

Reprinted with permission from Maria C. Hunt’s The Bubbly Bar (2009 Clarkson Potter).

The Bubbly Bar

Ingredients

1 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
3/4 oz. lemongrass-ginger syrup
1/2 oz. soju
6 oz. dry sparkling sake, such as Zipang
1 thick slice of kiwi, cut into a square, for garnish
6″ section of fresh lemongrass, cleaned and peeled, for garnish

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Add the peeled kiwi slices to a rocks glass along with the Lemongrass-Ginger Syrup and soju. Using a muddler, mash the kiwi.

Step 2: Fill the glass 3/4 full with ice. Top with the sparkling sake.

Step 3: Use a metal cocktail pick to make a hole through the square slice of kiwi. Thread the kiwi slice onto the lemongrass “spear” as a garnish.

Reprinted with permission from Maria C. Hunt’s The Bubbly Bar (2009 Clarkson Potter).

The Bubbly Bar

Photographer:

Paul Body