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Sake Tonic in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Sake Tonic recipe

Also known as Sake and Tonic

BuiltHighballCubed ice4% ABV100 kcal

The Sake Tonic is a built cocktail, made with sake and tonic water, served in a highball over ice. It is sparkling.

Strength: about 4.5% ABV in the glass, roughly 7 g of alcohol and about 100 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Sake lengthened with tonic water: delicate, dry and low in alcohol.

Sake Tonic ingredients

Sake60 ml (2 oz)
Tonic watertop up, about 120 ml

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 Tonic

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
  4. Garnish with a cucumber slice.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Cucumber slice
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Sake Tonic: quick answers

How strong is a Sake Tonic?
About 4.5% 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 Tonic?
About 100 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 Tonic served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Sake Tonic have?
2 in total: sake and tonic water. Simple enough to make at home.

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