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Halloween Ghost Nigori Sake Highball
This Ghost Nigori Sake Highball uses naturally cloudy sake for its pale, misty appearance. Ginger syrup adds warmth, chilled soda lightens the texture, and a small bat cut from crisp roasted nori makes an edible black garnish without dry ice, smoke or food coloring.
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METHOD
How to make it
- Put one 10–12 oz highball glass per serving in the freezer for 5 minutes. Keep the nigori sake and club soda refrigerated.
- For each serving, use clean, dry kitchen scissors to cut the measured nori into a simple 2-inch bat with a narrow body and two broad wings.
- Pierce the nori bat through its body with one cocktail pick. Set it in a dry place; the pick will rest across the rim so the nori stays above the liquid.
- Check the nigori label for its mixing directions. If sediment has settled and the bottle is not sparkling, gently roll the closed bottle between your palms to redistribute it; do not shake a pressurized or sparkling bottle.
- Remove the highball glass or glasses from the freezer. Build each serving separately: fill every glass with its share of the measured ice.
- Pour each serving's share of the measured ginger syrup over the ice.
- Pour each serving's share of the chilled nigori sake into its glass.
- Stir each drink for 5 seconds, reaching the spoon to the bottom so the syrup disperses through the sake.
- Pour each serving's share of the chilled club soda slowly down the inside of its glass. Stir once gently to combine without flattening the bubbles.
- Rest one prepared bat pick across each rim, keeping the nori dry above the drink, and serve immediately. Remove the pick before drinking; the roasted nori is edible and may be eaten separately.
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Choose and handle nigori sake
Nigori sake contains fine rice solids that give it a naturally cloudy look and fuller texture. Choose a pourable bottle labeled around 15% ABV, chill it thoroughly and follow its label before redistributing settled sediment. Some bottles are sparkling or retain pressure and must never be shaken.
Use a ginger syrup intended for drinks rather than thick dessert sauce. The recipe is lightly sweet; if your nigori is especially sweet, start with 1/4 oz syrup. That adjustment lowers the displayed calorie estimate because the calculator uses the full 1/2 oz listed above.
For a creamy chocolate drink, see the Black Widow Brandy Alexander. The alcohol-free companion is the Ghost Horchata-Style Rice Milk Punch for Kids. Browse the Halloween drinks collection.
The estimate counts the nigori sake, ginger syrup and club soda. Ice adds no calories. It excludes the small nori garnish. It assumes 15% ABV nigori at about 116 kcal per 100 ml; brands vary in sweetness, calories and strength.
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