We’ve been writing a lot recently about the many things to love about baijiu and the man who brought it to the US. Now we wanted to share with you some of our favorite cocktail recipes using the popular Chinese liquor for you to try at home! Below you will find three delicious picks from some of the most talented bartenders out there. Happy drinking!
HKB Collins
By: Orson Salicetti, Lumos
Makes 1 cocktail
1 1/2 oz HKB Baijiu
1/2 oz agave syrup
3/4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
Soda water to top up
3 to 4 dashes of Angostura bitters
Lemon wheel, for garnish
ICE a highball glass.
ADD all ingredients in order, topping with the soda and Angostura bitters.
GARNISH with a lemon wheel.
The Far East Side
By: Seth Allan, The Late Late
Makes 1 cocktail
3 slices fresh ginger
2 sprigs mint
2 oz HKB Baijiu
2 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz Demerara syrup
MUDDLE ginger, 1 spring mint, HKB Baijiu, pineapple juice and Demerara syrup in a shaker.
SHAKE and double strain into chilled martini glass.
GARNISH with a mint sprig.
Marco Polo
By: Shawn Chen, RedFarm
Makes 1 cocktail
1 1/4 oz Dassai Nigori Sake
1/4 oz HKB Baijiu
1 cherry tomato
3 to 4 leaves Italian basil
3/4 oz fresh lemon
1/2 oz tomato water
1/2 oz cane syrup
0.3 oz rice vinegar (be careful not to add too much!)
MUDDLE 1/4 piece of the cherry tomato and 3 basil leaves in a cocktail shaker.
ADD remaining ingredients to the shaker. Shake and double strain over iced rocks glass.
GARNISH with a skewer of 1 basil leaf and 1/4 piece of the cherry tomato.
