Restaurants›Shinta Japanese BBQ›Yuzu Honey & Sojo Soda Recipe

Yuzu Honey & Sojo Soda Recipe

Name: Shinta Japanese BBQs Yuzu Honey & Sojo Soda Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 0.75 oz yuzu juice (or fresh Japanese grapefruit if unavailable); 0.5 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey to hot water); 1.5 oz shochu (barley or sweet potato); 3 oz cold club soda (or plain soda water); 1 cup ice; 1 piece yuzu zest or thin grapefruit wheel (for garnish); 0.25 tsp optional: pinch of sea salt

Inspired by Shinta Japanese BBQ

Time8m

Serves1

Japanese Grapefruit, Shochu, Honey and Soda

Was this page helpful?

Help improve this recipe for others.

Send this recipe to your inbox.

We'll email it straight to you - plus weekly cooking inspiration.

Ingredients

Some product links may be affiliates. If you buy through them, you're supporting the site and Pekin may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Cocktail

3/4 oz yuzu juice (or fresh Japanese grapefruit if unavailable)1/2 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey to hot water)1 1/2 oz shochu (barley or sweet potato)3 oz cold club soda (or plain soda water)1 cup ice1 piece yuzu zest or thin grapefruit wheel (for garnish)1/4 tsp optional: pinch of sea salt

Method

Cocktail

Make honey syrup

Combine equal parts honey and very hot water (for this recipe: 0.5 oz honey + 0.5 oz hot water) and stir until fully dissolved. Cool to room temperature before using. This yields a pourable syrup that blends smoothly into the cocktail.

Build cocktail

Fill a highball or Collins glass with ice (about 1 cup). Pour 0.75 oz fresh yuzu juice (or the juice of a small Japanese grapefruit substitute) into a jigger, then add 0.5 oz honey syrup and 1.5 oz shochu. If using, add a 1/4 tsp pinch of sea salt to brighten the flavors. Stir gently in the glass to combine and chill the mixture for about 10–15 seconds.

Top with soda

Slowly top the mixed base with 3 oz cold club soda, pouring down the side of the glass if you want to preserve carbonation. Stir once gently with a bar spoon (3–4 turns) to integrate soda without flattening it.

Garnish and serve

Express the oils of a yuzu zest over the drink by holding the peel over the glass and giving it a quick twist, then drop it in or place a thin wheel of grapefruit on the rim. Serve immediately with a cocktail straw.