Drink of the Week: Mazu's Black Samurai
| T. Palmer |
A few drops of salty soy sauce bottom a shooter of sweet Sho Chiku Bai Junmai sake. It's a combo that sounds like potentially too much umami, but in actuality is really subtle. The soy functions as a small exclamation point at the end of the drink and doesn't interfere with the sake's profile.
Owner KK Salamin told SFoodie the Samurai is her masculine response to all the fruity and brightly hued cocktails on her menu, and that men in particular really seem to like it.

























