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Itameshi

Name: Itameshi
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Grappa; 20 ml Yuzushu liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Honey and water syrup

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (6)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz	Nonino Il Moscato Grappa Monovitigno
2/3 fl oz	Akashi-Tai Ginjo Yuzushu
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries and mint sprigs.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered maraschino cherries and mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Itameshi contains 108 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.41% alc./vol. (34.82° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2025 by Joerg Meyer at his Le Lion bar in Hamburg, Germany, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of German magazine Feinschmecker. Joerg's original recipe calls for 50ml Nonino UE Malvasia and 20ml Kiyoko Yuzu Aperitif.

Review

Fresh, zesty and citrusy with an almost creamy mouthfeel, this grappa-based cocktail embodies the Itameshi cuisine concept, which combines Italian and Japanese influences.

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