Umeshu Sour 🍸 Japanese Cocktail 🇯🇵

Name: Umeshu Sour 🍸 Japanese Cocktail 🇯🇵
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 🥃 Umeshu (Japanese plum liqueur): 60 ml (2 fl oz); 🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 15 ml (1 tbsp / ½ fl oz); 🍯 Simple syrup (1:1): 7.5 ml (½ tbsp / ¼ fl oz); 🥚 Egg white (optional, foam): 30 g (1 oz); 🧊 Ice cubes: 5–6; 🍋 Lemon peel or shiso, for garnish: 1 strip/leaf

By RichardObradovic | Cocktails | Japanese | Oct 23, 2025 | 806 views

Description

Silky, bright, and fragrant—plum liqueur shaken into a classic sour with gentle foam and citrus lift. 🍋

Hook
Sweet–tart elegance in a coupe—bar quality at home!

Ingredients

🥃 Umeshu (Japanese plum liqueur): 60 ml (2 fl oz)
🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 15 ml (1 tbsp / ½ fl oz)
🍯 Simple syrup (1:1): 7.5 ml (½ tbsp / ¼ fl oz)
🥚 Egg white (optional, foam): 30 g (1 oz)
🧊 Ice cubes: 5–6
🍋 Lemon peel or shiso, for garnish: 1 strip/leaf

Preparation

1️⃣ Dry shake: In a shaker add umeshu, lemon, syrup, egg white (if using). Shake 10–12 s without ice to aerate.
2️⃣ Wet shake: Add ice and shake hard 12–15 s until very cold.
3️⃣ Serve: Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Express a strip of lemon peel over the top and garnish.

Total Time

🕒 Preparation: 5 min
🔥 Cooking: 0 min
💤 Rest: 0 min
⏰ Total: 5 min

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