Katana

Name: Katana
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: White rum — 30 ml (1 oz); Yuzu juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Jasmine cordial — 30 ml (1 oz); Dry sparkling wine — 100 ml (3 1/3 oz)

Build ∙ 2 min ∙ 12.7% ABV ∙

The Katana is a built highball of white rum, yuzu juice, and jasmine cordial topped with dry sparkling wine. Effervescent and light, it opens tart and floral, easing into a silky, faintly honeyed finish with a clean rum backbone underneath.

Ingredients

Servings

Garnish

Lemon twist

Instructions for 1 serving

Pre-chill a glass
Pour all ingredients into the ice-filled glass: White rum 30 mlYuzu juice 15 mlJasmine cordial 30 mlDry sparkling wine 100 ml
Briefly stir
Express a lemon twist over the cocktail and use as garnish

Tips

Pre-chill the glass so the sparkling wine keeps its fizz instead of going flat on contact with a warm surface.
Express the lemon twist directly over the drink before dropping it in — the oils carry further than the peel alone.
Stir only briefly after building over ice — a long stir knocks the bubbles out of the sparkling wine.

FAQ

What is a Katana made of?

White rum, yuzu juice, jasmine cordial, and dry sparkling wine, built over ice in a wine glass and finished with an expressed lemon twist. It is a light, effervescent drink at about 12.7% ABV, and is vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free.