Milk-Clarified Meyer Matcha Martini
Makes: 1 clarified martini. Serving size as seen. This recipe can easily be scaled up!
Ingredients
1 Meyer lemon, peeled
2 oz gin
1 oz dry vermouth
1 dash cardamom bitters'
1/2 oz Meyer lemon juice
1/8 tsp matcha powder
1/2 tsp white sugar
3/4 oz whole milk
Method
Add the gin, vermouth, and lemon peels to a glass jar. Shake well and refrigerate to infuse overnight.
After overnight infusion, take out the lemon peels from the cocktail base. Add the bitters, lemon juice, matcha powder, and sugar. Shake well till all the sugar and matcha powder has dissolved.
Pour the milk into another clean, dry, glass jar. Pour the cocktail verrry slowly into the milk. Avoid moving the jar too much, and refrigerate it overnight to curdle, undisturbed.
Strain the cocktail through a fine mesh sieve to discard the curdled milk solids. Repeat the process as many times as needed to obtain a clear, green-tinted liquid. Use a cheesecloth if required.
Store the cocktail in a glass jar in the freezer until ready to serve, suuuper chilled.
