1 oz. Nikka Japanese gin
½ oz. Umeshu plum sake
2 oz. Ceremonial-grade matcha tea
½ oz. Maraschino cherry liqueur
½ oz. Lemongrass ginger syrup
¾ oz. Lemon juice
½ oz. Egg white
Dry shake all ingredients for 20 seconds. Add ice and shake for an additional 20 seconds. Strain into Martini glass and garnish with pig image (with edible paper made from potato and tapioca starches imprinted with an edible ink).
Mariena Mercer, chief mixologist at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, created this Chinese New Year cocktail for the resort’s Cantonese restaurant Red Plate.