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Aomori Autumn
PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce Cointreau o 1 ounce sake o ...
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Blushing Geisha in the Open Kimono with a Sparkle in Her Eye Cocktail
PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Blood Orange Infused Vodka (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce sake o 1 ounce grenadine o 1 ounce pink grapefruit juice o 1 or 2 drops of rose water o 3 ounces rosé champagne Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with champagne and stir once gently. 4. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Comments: This is an exo
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Damn It Jimmy, Cocktail
PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ½ ounces sake o ¼ ounce Amontillado...
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Eastern Raspberry Sidecar
PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 3 raspberries o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin RSVP cognac o 1 ounce sake o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o raspberries or lemon peel Method: 1. Moisten rim of a cocktail glass with lemon and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Muddle raspberries in a cocktail shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and sh
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Hokkaido Cocktail
PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce sake o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 1 ounce fresh orange juice Garnish o orange slice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass or over ice in a double Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange slice. Remarks: Often you’ll find this made with gin, sake, and Triple Sec. You’ll also find it with orange juice in place of Triple Sec. But here you can have it all. Enjoy.
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Japanese Rising Sun Cocktail
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chiru Junmai Ginjo sake o 3-4 ounces fresh orange juice o ¾ ounce...
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Kabuki Cocktail
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o lime zest o 2 ounces sake o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 1 ounce Roses' Sweetened Lime Juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt and grated lime zest to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Strain into the prepared gla
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Koi Champagne Cocktail
PH factor: Â 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce sake o 1 ounce Grand Marnier liqueur o champagne Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Combine sake and Grand Marnier in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Garnish with an orange peel cut into the shape of a Japanese goldfish. Comments: It is very easy to drink too many of these. Just kidding about the goldfish garnish thing. But... . . .
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Matrix Cocktail
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Campari o ¾ ounce sake o 1 dash Luxardo maraschino liqueur o ½ ounce Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o champagne Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice. 2. Strain into a chilled flute. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with a cherry. Comments: The Campari, Maraschino, and Sake Champ
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Mount Fuji #1
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces sake o ½ ounce Triple Sec o ½ ounce Lemon Squash (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon wheel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel and a cherry. Comments: This has similar though fewer ingredients than the Kabuki Cocktail. As a result the taste of the orange liqueur is more no
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Sake-tini #2
PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients:     Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Bombay gin o ½ ounce sake Garnish o candied ginger or olives Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with candied ginger or olives. Remarks: Sake can be substituted for vermouth in many recipes. We tend to avoid that but thought that this one really highlighted the difference. . . .
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Sakura Martini
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients:     Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 2 ½ ounces sake o 1 bar spoon Luxardo maraschino liqueur Garnish o 1 cherry blossom Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry blossom or other edible flower petals. Remarks: The Sakura is a good looking and good tasting low-ABV cocktail. . . .
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Shinjuku Cocktail
PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients:     Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce sake o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash of Woodford Reserve Cherry bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry and a lemon twist. Remarks: We first tested this with a dry vermouth. Then we substituted Li
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The Far East Side Cocktail
PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail      o 3 Shiso leaves or a combination of mint and Thai basil leaves o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 2 ounces sake o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o Shiso or Thai basil and mint leaves Method: 1. Lightly muddle leaves in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with additional leav
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The Salary Man Cocktail
PH factor: Â 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Â Â Â Â Cocktail o 5 raspberries o 3 cilantro sprigs o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Black Label...
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The Wizard of OZ Cocktail
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ kiwifruit peeled o ½ ounce Grey Goose vodka o 1 ½ ounces sake o ¼ ounce...
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Tree Hugger Cocktail
PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail  o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce sake o 1 dash Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce fresh orange juice o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Muddle ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except the soda and shake to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled double Old-Fashioned glass. 4. Top w
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