Zen Garden Elixir

**Description:** The Zen Garden Elixir is a masterful blend of East Asian flavors and botanical delights, designed to offer a harmonious balance of sweet, sour, and umami notes. This cocktail invites sippers on a sensory journey through a blossoming garden, with each ingredient contributing to an evolving complexity in taste. The combination of goosberries, red currants, jasmin tea, and more creates a truly unique and serene drinking experience. **Ingredients:** - 2 oz Gooseberry juice - 1 oz Fresh red currant puree - 1 oz Cold jasmine tea (brewed strong) - 1 oz Rice water - 1/2 tsp White miso paste - 1 Egg white - 1 oz Kombu-infused simple syrup (combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and a small piece of kombu; heat until sugar dissolves, steep kombu for 10 minutes, then remove) - Tonic water to top - Ice **Glass:** Highball glass **Instructions:** 1. In a shaker, combine gooseberry juice, red currant puree, jasmine tea, rice water, white miso paste, and kombu-infused simple syrup. 2. Add the egg white to the shaker. 3. Dry shake (shake without ice) vigorously for about 15 seconds to create a frothy texture. 4. Add ice to the shaker and shake again for another 15 seconds. 5. Double strain the mixture into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. 6. Top with tonic water and gently stir to combine. 7. Garnish with a sprig of fresh jasmine flowers and a few red currants. Sip and savor the tranquility of the Zen Garden Elixir!