Naked After Midnight Recipe

Name: Blu Livingstons NAKED AFTER MIDNIGHT Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 oz japanese shochu (imo or barley); 0.5 oz gin (light, floral); 0.75 oz fresh yuzu juice (or yuzu-lime mix); 0.5 oz elderflower liqueur (eg. St-Germain); 0.5 oz simple syrup (1:1); 0.25 oz ume plum wine (umeboshi-sweet plum liqueur) or a touch of plum syrup; 0.5 oz egg white (for texture — optional); 1 tsp orange blossom water (or floral water like rose, very small); 1 cup ice (for shaking); 1 piece yuzu or lemon twist; 1 piece edible flower (violet or pansy) or dried sakura petal

Inspired by Blu Livingston

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Serves1

Ignited by an invigorating touch of Japanese ingredients, the delicate essence of shochu intermingles your palate with exquisite floral notes.

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz japanese shochu (imo or barley)

1/2 oz gin (light, floral)

3/4 oz fresh yuzu juice (or yuzu-lime mix)

1/2 oz elderflower liqueur (eg. St-Germain)

1/2 oz simple syrup (1:1)

1/4 oz ume plum wine (umeboshi-sweet plum liqueur) or a touch of plum syrup

1/2 oz egg white (for texture — optional)

1 tsp orange blossom water (or floral water like rose, very small)

1 cup ice (for shaking)

Garnish

1 piece yuzu or lemon twist

1 piece edible flower (violet or pansy) or dried sakura petal

Method

Cocktail Preparation

Dry shake (if using egg white)

Add shochu, gin, yuzu juice, elderflower liqueur, simple syrup, ume plum wine, egg white (if using), and orange blossom water to a cocktail shaker without ice. Seal and shake vigorously for 15–20 seconds to emulsify and build a silky foam.

Wet shake

Open the shaker, add ice (about 1 cup or enough to fill shaker 2/3), re-seal and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold and the drink is well-chilled and slightly diluted.

Double strain

Using both the shaker's strainer and a fine-mesh strainer, pour the cocktail into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass to capture the foam and remove any small ice shards.

Garnish

Express the oils of a yuzu or lemon twist over the surface, run the twist around the rim and place it on the glass. Float an edible flower or a dried sakura petal on the foam for visual and aromatic appeal.

Serve

Present immediately while the foam is fresh and the aromas of yuzu, elderflower and orange blossom are active.