Matcha Gin Sour

Spice up your happy hour after a long week with this citrusy, earthy, and well-balanced matcha gin sour cocktail. This brilliantly green spring matcha cocktail features ceremonial grade matcha powder, freshly squeezed lemon juice, simple syrup, and gin.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, Asian Fusion, Japanese

Keyword gin sour, gin sour cocktail, gin sour recipe, matcha cocktail, matcha cocktail recipe, matcha drink, matcha gin sour

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings cocktail

Calories 268kcal

Author Megan

Equipment

Ingredients

1/ 4 teaspoon matcha powder
1 tablespoon hot water 175°F (79°C)
2 oz gin
1 oz lemon juice
2 oz simple syrup
1 egg white

Instructions

Whisk matcha. In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/4 tsp matcha powder with 1 tbsp of hot water at 175°F (79°C) until no clumps remain.
Dry shake. Add gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, matcha, and egg white to a shaker. Close and dry shake (without ice) vigorously for 1 minute until frothy.
Wet shake. Next, add ice and shake again until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and shake out the frothy egg white.
Garnish. Dust with matcha powder and enjoy!

Notes

Brew the matcha at 175°F (79°C). This is the optimal temperature to brew matcha and will yield the best tasting results without burning the matcha powder and making it too bitter.
Dry shake the cocktail vigorously. The first time you shake the gin sour cocktail in the shaker, shake it as vigorously as you can for a minimum of 1 minute. This is the time when the egg white will begin to froth up and create that lovely white layer.

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