Name: Sakura Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 45 ml Sake; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin (from freezer)

1 1/2 fl oz

Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake (chilled)

1/6 fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

2 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of fresh cherry blossom (if in season) or skewered green olive.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with cherry blossom or skewered olive.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Sakura Martini contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
24.3% alc./vol. (48.61° proof)
26.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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George Jetson Commenter Appreciated Commenter 5 months ago

I reversed the reversed proportions to great effect.

60ml Gin (Thresh&Winnow Forét)

45ml Sake (Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo)

5ml Maraschino liqueur (Lazzaroni)

Stir ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass. Fine strain into a chilled Coupe glass. Garnish with salt-preserved Sakura blossoms.

This resulted in an awesome martini due to the Japanese-influenced Shiso gin. It seemed a shame to cut back according to the OG recipe.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

Very austere. We think one can happily go to 5ml with the liqueur.

Andre Derailleur Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

Yes after a few goes I find I prefer 2:1 sake:gin and a little more maraschino. More maraschino makes it more sakura-ish anyway.

Mookie Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

I subbed 5% msg solution for the saline, I thought it was great

Luca Sorriso Valvo Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

I have used a hazy Nigori sake, which gave this drink a softer, velvety texture. Very well balanced and delicate.

James R Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

Didn't fancy this one. Feel like it needs more bite. One's mileage always varies.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

I doubted it would be apparent, but I taste the maraschino... I want to say it's missing vermouth, but no... Sake is fine, but this is a damn fine representation of its potential.