レモサワ

• 読み: レモサワ
• ローマ字: remo sawa
• 漢字の分解: Abbreviated from レモンサワー (lemon sour, from English 'lemon' + 'sour')
• 発音: /re.mo sa.wa/

意味

Lemon sour — a hugely popular lemon-flavored shochu cocktail that has become Japan's go-to casual drink.

レモサワ is the abbreviated form of レモンサワー (lemon sour), a cocktail made with shochu, carbonated water, and lemon juice. It experienced an enormous boom in the late 2010s, becoming perhaps the most-ordered drink at izakayas and the default 'first drink' for many Japanese drinkers. Dedicated レモンサワー specialty bars opened, and brands released countless canned versions. The trend shows no signs of slowing down.

例文

1. とりあえずレモサワで！って頼む人多いよね。
2. 最近レモサワブームで専門店まであるよ。
3. このレモサワ、生レモン使ってて美味しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: izakayas, friends, bars, casual dining

トーン: casual, convivial

正しい言い方

• とりあえずレモサワで。 (Lemon sour to start, please.)
• ここのレモサワ、自家製シロップで美味しいよ。 (The lemon sour here uses homemade syrup — it's delicious.)

避ける言い方

• 高級バーで「レモサワ」は略しすぎ (At an upscale bar, saying レモサワ is too abbreviated — use レモンサワー or the bar's specific drink name)

よくある間違い

• Thinking レモサワ is a specific brand — it is a generic term for any lemon sour cocktail

起源と歴史

Abbreviated from レモンサワー (lemon sour, from English 'lemon' + 'sour'). The lemon sour boom began in the late 2010s, and the abbreviation レモサワ became the casual standard.

文化的背景

時代: Late 2010s lemon sour boom, continuing into 2020s

世代: All adult ages

社会的背景: Universal drinking culture

地域メモ: Used at izakayas across all of Japan. The lemon sour boom is one of the biggest Japanese drink trends of recent years.