The name Catbus Garden comes from the Catbus spirit in the Japanese animated film, My Neighbor Totoro. In the film, the children would eat cucumber and corn with so much happiness and joy.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces of saké
- 1 ounce cucumber juice
- ½ ounce corn potage syrup*
- ½ ounce lime juice
- Cucumber slice, for garnish
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a Collins glass. Add pebbled or crushed ice, then use a swizzle stick or long-handled bar spoon to gently mix.
Garnish with sliced cucumber.
How to make *Corn Potage Syrup
Boil 2 ears of corn until kernels soften. Remove kernels.
Combine corn kernels, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup preferred milk alternative and pinches of salt and pepper in pot and bring to a boil. Transfer to a blender, blitz and strain.
For a simplified version, combine equal parts heated milk alternative and sugar, stirring until the sugar dissolves. It won’t be quite as flavorful as the corn version but will yield a similar result in the finished drink.
