Sakerinha

Name: Sakerinha
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ lime, washed, quartered (skin on), white pith removed from the centre, then chopped into small pieces; 1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 1 basil or shiso leaf, plus 2-3 more to garnish (optional); 1 basil or shiso leaf, plus 2-3 more to garnish (optional); 100 ml (3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup) sake; ice cubes; edible flowers (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
1

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Larder

By Luiz Hara

Published 2018

About

This is my take on the quintessential Brazilian cocktail called caipirinha, but with Japanese sake rather than cachaça – a Nikkei caipirinha!

Ingredients

½ lime, washed, quartered (skin on), white pith removed from the centre, then chopped into small pieces
1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar
1

Asia
Japan
Vegan
Drinks
Gluten-free

Method

Place the lime pieces, sugar and basil or shiso leaf, in a cocktail shaker and bruise with a pestle or rolling pin to extract the juice and mix all the ingredients together. Add the sake and enough ice cubes to fill the tumbler, close the shaker and shake it well until very cold. Drain into a chilled tumbler, garnish with the basil or shiso leaves and edible flowers, if