Italian Summer meets Tangy Melon Ice with Sparkling Sake Sgroppino from ‘Japanese Cocktails’ (Over 40 highballs, Spritzes and other refreshing low-alcohol drinks) by Leigh Clarke (Ryland Peters & Small, 2019), photography by Alex Luck.
Sparkling Sake Sgroppino
A popular summer dink in Italy, this version of Sgroppino swaps the usual lemon sorbet for a tangy melon ice, which works in harmony with the delicate sparkling sake.
Ingredients:
2 scoops Melon Sorbet*
15 ml…half fl oz. vodka or gin (as preferred)
Sparkling Sake, to top up
Lime zest, to garnish
Directions:
Remove the sorbet from the freezer 10 minutes before you want to serve.
Place two scoops of melon sorbet into a mug or glass and pur your chosen spirit over.
Gently pour the sparking Sake down the side of the vessel to stop it over-foaming, until you reach about 2cm…3/4 inch from the top.
Garnish with a strip of lime zest.
*Melon sorbet: 1 honeydew melon, peeled, seeds removed and chopped, 100g…1/2 cup caster/granulated sugar, 100ml…1/3 cup lime juice.
Place the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer to a freezer proof container and freeze. Stir the sorbet mixture every 3 hours, using a fork to break up any ice crystals, until smooth and frozen.
This is Tokyo Thursdays # 314
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(* Sparkling Sake Sgroppino recipe reproduced with permission from ‘Japanese Cocktails’ Over 40 highballs, Spritzes and other refreshing low-alcohol drinks by Leigh Clarke with photography published by Ryland Peters & Small, 2019).
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