The sake bomb or sake bomber is a
beer cocktail made by dropping a shot glass of
sake
Sake, , or saki, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indeed any East Asi ...
into a glass of
beer
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grain—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The grain is mashed to convert starch in the ...
.
Preparation
Two
chopsticks are placed parallel on top of the glass of beer, and the shot glass is placed on top of them.
The drinker slams the table with their fists, causing the sake to fall into the beer.
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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.
A variation of the sake bomb is to "bomb" a shot of warm sake into a chilled
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See also
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Beer cocktail
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Boilermaker
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Irish car bomb
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Jägerbomb
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Queen Mary (beer cocktail)
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Tamagozake
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References
External links
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Cocktails with beer
Cocktails with sake
Shooters (drinks)
Two-ingredient cocktails
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