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Sake Sour in a coupe, drawn with its ingredient layers

Sake Sour recipe

Dry shakenCoupeNo ice6% ABV

The Sake Sour is a dry-shaken cocktail, made with sake, lemon juice, simple syrup and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.

Strength: about 5.9% ABV in the glass, roughly 7 g of alcohol and about 110 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

A gentle, low-alcohol sour built on sake.

Sake Sour ingredients

Sake60 ml (2 oz)
Lemon juice22.5 ml (¾ oz)
Simple syrup15 ml (½ oz)
Egg white20 ml (¾ 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 Sour

  1. Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
  2. Add ice and shake hard again.
  3. Double strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
None, served up
Garnish
Lemon twist
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Sake Sour: quick answers

How strong is a Sake Sour?
About 5.9% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 7 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Sake Sour?
About 110 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Sake Sour served in?
A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Sake Sour have?
4 in total: sake, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white.

Cocktail calorie chart: compare all 1,308 drinks

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