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Sake Bomb in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Sake Bomb recipe

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The Sake Bomb is a shot, made with lager and sake, served in a highball.

Strength: about 6.8% ABV in the glass, roughly 13 g of alcohol and about 130 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

A Japanese-American party ritual rather than anything drunk in Japan.

Sake Bomb ingredients

Lager200 ml (6¾ oz)
Sake45 ml (1½ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Sake Bomb

  1. Pour the beer into a glass, about half full.
  2. Balance the shot of sake on chopsticks across the rim, bang the table so it drops in, and drink at once.
Glass
Highball
Ice
None
Garnish
None
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Sake Bomb: quick answers

How strong is a Sake Bomb?
About 6.8% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 13 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Sake Bomb?
About 130 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Sake Bomb served in?
A highball, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Sake Bomb have?
2 in total: lager and sake. Simple enough to make at home.

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