Six Samurai & Sonic

Caer Maiko | Austin, Texas

Six Samurai & Sonic Recipe Remix

The name of this Sonic variation refers to the six Japanese botanicals found in Roku gin, as well as the classic Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai.

Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 ounces Roku gin
  • 1 1/2 ounces Roku gin
  • 1/2 ounce Kina aromatized wine (such as Cocchi Americano, Kina L’Aéro d’Or or Caperitif)
  • 1/2 ounce Kina aromatized wine (such as Cocchi Americano, Kina L’Aéro d’Or or Caperitif)
  • 2 dashes acid phosphate (Maiko recommends Horsford’s Acid Phosphate by Extinct Chemical Company)
  • 2 dashes acid phosphate (Maiko recommends Horsford’s Acid Phosphate by Extinct Chemical Company)
  • soda water, to top
  • soda water, to top

Garnish: strawberry slices

Directions
  1. Combine the first three ingredients in a Collins glass with ice, and stir briefly.
  2. Top up with soda water.
  3. Garnish with strawberry slices.