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The Soft Power
Sake & cucumber gimlet with shiso, yuzu & a whisper of wasabi
Gatherings are architecture — soft power embedded in a room
Why this cocktail? Carl sees gatherings as soft power. This sake gimlet — gentle on the surface, transformative underneath.
The Story
Carl believes gatherings are architecture, not production. Soft power embedded in a room. This sake gimlet — gentle cucumber and shiso on the surface, a whisper of wasabi underneath — is soft power you can taste. It doesn't announce itself. It transforms the conversation.
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Ingredients
- 2 oz junmai sake
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz cucumber juice
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- Shiso leaf
- Tiny dab wasabi
- Cucumber ribbon
Preparation
- 1.Dissolve a tiny amount of wasabi in lime juice.
- 2.Add sake, gin, and cucumber juice. Shake with ice.
- 3.Strain into a coupe.
- 4.Garnish with shiso leaf and cucumber ribbon.
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