A light, elegant, and deceptively smooth, refined wine cocktail. Inspired by Picso Ounch, invented in San Francisco at the Bank Exchange, “like lemonade, but it’ll make you see double.”

For the zero proof version, substitute 2 tablespoons fresh grape juice + 2 tablespoons water.

Pair with oysters, crudo, shrimp cocktail; light poultry & vegetables; roast chicken with herbs; sushi, tempura, soba noodles; or Mediterranean small plates.

EQUIPMENT: drink shaker

Bank Exchange Cocktail

Recipe by Anna Stockel Cuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

1

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons coarsely filtered sake (nigori style)

• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed seedless white grapes

• 2 tablespoons juice from no-sugar-added canned pineapple

• 1½ tablespoons Meyer lemon juice

• 3 tablespoons lightly brewed oolong or green tea (brewed • 2-3 min, cooled)

• 1 green grape

• 1 small Meyer lemon twist

• ice

Directions

• In a shaker with ice, combine sake, grape juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and tea.
• Shake briefly (10 seconds) to chill and integrate.
• Strain into a stemmed wine glass.
• Place short skewer with grape and Meyer lemon twist upside down so fruit rests at bottom of glass. This is so not to make a delicate wine glass top heavy.