Northern Rice
Refreshing and subtly sweet, with notes of pandan and sticky rice, custard, and shiso.
Inspired by: Bar Leone (Hong Kong)
Milan with a View
Bar Leone's vegetal, bitter-citrus fizz, with SONKLIN taking over as the sole spirit.
- Complexity
- 2/5
- Alcohol level
- Light
- Type
- Highball
- Preparation
- Shaken, topped with soda
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Fresh Ice
Ingredients
SONKLIN20 ml0.75 oz
Cocchi Dry Vermouth20 ml0.75 oz
Bitter Fusetti20 ml0.75 oz
Dover Shiso Liqueur2.5 ml0 oz
Cane Sugar Syrup20 ml0.75 oz
Fresh Lime Juice20 ml0.75 oz
Soda Water45 ml, to top
Garnish: Long peeled cucumber slice
Steps
- 01Combine all ingredients except soda water in a shaker
- 02Short, strong shake with ice (about 5 seconds)
- 03Strain into a highball glass over fresh cube ice
- 04Top with soda water
- 05Garnish with a long peeled cucumber slice
Notes
Adapted from Bar Leone (Hong Kong)'s Milan with a View, where gin originally played a minor supporting role (10ml) under Cocchi Dry, Bitter Fusetti, and shiso.
Here SONKLIN takes over as the sole spirit at a fuller 20ml pour, so its grassy rice character carries the vegetal, bitter-citrus profile instead of riding along under London Dry gin. Sugar syrup kept at the original 20ml.
History
Part of Bar Leone (Hong Kong)'s long-running seasonal rotation, this long fizz-style cocktail has appeared in several gin variations on their menu.
In the bottle
SONKLIN Original. Contemporary rice spirit from estate grown khao niew Sanpatong sticky rice. 6 plate reflux column still, coconut carbon filtration. 70 cL.
SONKLIN Original
