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Sayonara!

Ichijiku are Japanese figs, and kuromitsu is a black sugar syrup. Both turn up online or at a good Asian grocer.

GlassRocks glass
GarnishSliced Ichijiku
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.

Build

Ichijiku infused whiskey2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
white soy sauce5 drops
Kombu & Nori Bitters2 dashes
Licorice Kuromitsu⅓ oz10 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

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Preparations

Kombu & Nori Bitters2 hoursplan ahead

Place a pinch of nori, a dash of kombu, and a 6.7 oz bottle of Angostura bitters in a vacuum bag, vacuum seal it, and sous vide at 126.5 F for 2 hours. Remove the bag from the water bath and let the mixture cool. Strain before using or storing.

Licorice Kuromitsu2 weeksproject

Place 5 licorice roots and 4 cups of kuromitsu in a large mason jar and store in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. Strain before using or storing.

Method

  1. Add everything to a mixing glass, fill it two-thirds with ice, and stir until cold.
  2. Strain over ice into the rocks glass. Garnish with the slice ichijiku.

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