Tozai Night Swim Recipe

Inspired by Gyukatsu Rose

Time8m

Serves1

180ml can, 14% abv, refreshing, light, and fruity

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

1/4 cup (60 ml) dry gin (or neutral spirit)

1.01 tbsp (15 ml) white rum

1.01 tbsp (15 ml) yuzu liqueur (or yuzu juice + simple syrup)

2.03 tsp (10 ml) elderflower liqueur (eg. St-Germain)

1.01 tbsp (15 ml) Fresh lime juice

2.03 tbsp (30 ml) passion fruit purée (or juice)

2.03 tsp (10 ml) light simple syrup (1:1)

2.71 tbsp (40 ml) club soda (chilled)

1 to taste ice (cubed)

Garnish

1 piece thin lime wheel

1/2 piece passion fruit seeds (or half passion fruit)

1 pinch edible shimmer (optional)

Method

Cocktail

Build and shake

Add the gin, white rum, yuzu liqueur, elderflower liqueur, fresh lime juice, passion fruit purée, and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker filled two-thirds with ice.

Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted.

Double-strain the mixture (through a Hawthorne and fine mesh) into a chilled 180 ml can or a 180–200 ml highball/Collins glass filled with fresh ice, leaving about 15–20 ml of space for soda.

Top gently with 40 ml chilled club soda to bring effervescence and lighten the drink. Stir once gently with a bar spoon to integrate without losing carbonation.

Garnish & Finish

Float half a teaspoon of passion fruit seeds (or spoon half a fresh passion fruit) on top to enhance aroma and add fruit texture.

Garnish with a thin lime wheel on the rim. If using edible shimmer, dust a very small pinch across the surface for a night-sky shimmer appropriate to the 'Night Swim' name.

Serve immediately chilled. The finished drink yields a light, refreshing, fruity cocktail around 14% ABV when diluted and topped with soda (assuming 75–80% spirit by volume pre-top).