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Tomato juice and beer: savory, a little tart and light on alcohol.

Classic collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Tomato Juice
    150 ml / 5.07 US fl oz
  • Beer
    150 ml / 5.07 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Chill both ingredients ahead of time.
  2. Pour the tomato juice in first, then slowly add the beer.
  3. Give it one gentle stir.

Behind the drink

Japanese bars were serving it by the late 1970s and early 1980s, and a 1982 cocktail book included it.

Recipe reference

Per Japanese Wikipedia: equal parts tomato juice and beer, tomato juice first.

ja.wikipedia.org ↗