Drink of the Week: Mazu's Black Samurai

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T. Palmer
For months now, we've eyed the Black Samurai at Mazu (3809 Geary at Second Ave.) with a healthy mix of curiosity and suspicion. Now that we've tried a few, we're sorry we waited so long.

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.
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