Recipes

Six cocktails

Three with alcohol, three zero proof. Each one specified, tasted and annotated with what actually happened in the glass.

A pale lavender drink over crushed ice in a cut glass tumbler, topped with toasted coconut flakes, a lime wheel on the rim. A halved purple ube sits behind it on dark wood. — The Kinampay AI generated.

Ube · With alcohol

The Kinampay

A tall glass of iced drink, deep magenta at the base fading to clear at the top, with toasted coconut floating on the surface and a glass straw. A cut ube lies beside it on pale stone. — Kulay Lilang Ginto AI generated.

Ube · Zero proof

Kulay Lilang Ginto

A tall glass of clear sparkling highball with a single long ice spear and a twist of yuzu peel, on a black lacquer tray beside a whole yuzu with one leaf still attached. — Toji Highball AI generated.

Yuzu · With alcohol

Toji Highball

A pale yellow spritz in a stemmed wine glass over ice, a sprig of shiso laid across the rim. A whole yuzu with a leaf rests on the linen beside the glass. — Kochi Spritz AI generated.

Yuzu · Zero proof

Kochi Spritz

A green sour in a coupe, the pale foam on top dusted with matcha across one half, on a dark ceramic plate. A bamboo whisk lies beside it. — Rikyu Sour AI generated.

Matcha · With alcohol

Rikyu Sour

A tall glass of tonic over ice with a dark green layer of matcha floating above it, unstirred. A small bowl of matcha powder stands on the concrete ledge beside it. — Uji Tonic AI generated.

Matcha · Zero proof

Uji Tonic

All six are from the Asia Pours booklet, which also carries the three chapters they came out of. Ask for a copy and it arrives by email.