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Sake bomb

{{short description|Cocktail made by pouring sake in beer}}

{{Infobox cocktail

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| image = Sake bomb - man pounds table with fist.jpg

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| type = beer

| flaming =

| beer = yes

| sake = yes

| served = neat

| garnish =

| drinkware = pintshot

| ingredients = * 1 pint (~16 parts) beer

  • 1 shot (1.5 parts) sake

| prep = The shot of sake is dropped into the beer, causing it to fizz violently. The drink should then be consumed immediately.

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The sake bomb or sake bomber is a beer cocktail made by dropping a shot glass of sake into a glass of beer.

Preparation

Two chopsticks are placed parallel on top of the glass of beer, and the shot glass is placed on top of them.{{Cite web|title=How To Sake Bomb|url=https://www.thrillist.com/how-to/how-to-sake-bomb-chant|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Thrillist|language=en}} The drinker slams the table with their fists, causing the sake to fall into the beer.Thomas, Katie. [https://archive.today/20130117181923/http://www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2005/01/31/Features/Sake-It.To.Me-846258.shtml?norewrite200604070158&sourcedomain=www.bcheights.com Feature: Sake It to Me]. January 31, 2005. Boston College The Heights. It should be drunk immediately. The drinker may count to three in Japanese, "ichi (一)...ni (ニ)...san (三)...sake bomb!" Or they may simply yell "Kanpai!" (乾杯, a Japanese toast, from Chinese words meaning "dry cup"). The sake bomb chant may also be said before drinking. The chant has one person say "sake" and others say "bomb", before consuming the drink. It is usually made with cold sake.{{Cite web|last=Pardilla|first=Caroline|date=2013-04-22|title=An Ode to the Sake Bomb Los Angeles Magazine|url=https://www.lamag.com/digestblog/an-ode-to-the-sake-bomb/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US}}

A variation of the sake bomb is to "bomb" a shot of warm sake into a chilled Red Bull energy drink.{{cn |date=December 2022}}

See also

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External links

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{{Cocktails}}

Category:Cocktails with beer

Category:Cocktails with sake

Category:Shooters (drinks)

Category:Two-ingredient cocktails

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