Little Venice

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
5⁄6 oz Bourbon whiskey
5⁄6 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Express orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A very delicate rendition of a Sweet Manhattan.

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History:

Discovered in 2007 at Yakitoria in London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Little Venice contains 154 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 18.7% alc./vol. (18.7° proof)
  • 18.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Dr Drink’s Avatar Dr Drink
31st August 2024 at 17:28
So I’m very torn on this cocktail. The sake definitely comes through, enough that that you want to use good sake. However, any sake that I would deem good enough to use I would want to drink on its own. It’s a conundrum.
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Sandip Gohil’s Avatar Sandip Gohil
15th January 2023 at 02:19
This is really good! The sake helps bring out some more of the butterscotchy coconut notes I get from Four Roses bourbon and the sweetness from the vermouth bring out the best of the Akashi Tai Honjozu sake I'm using. Really good stuff!
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Pawel Szyld’s Avatar Pawel Szyld
29th June 2021 at 21:54
Beautifully delicate blend of bourbon and vermouth enhanced by sake. One of my favourite coctails.
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