Deijī

Name: Deijī
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Sake; 15 ml Yuzu Curaçao liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Ferrand Yuzu Late Harvest Dry Curaçao
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Bobo Shakerato

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of edible flower.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with edible flower.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Deijī contains 106 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
10.52% alc./vol. (21.05° proof)
8.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2026 by Shaun Merritt Williams, a bartender in New Orleans, Louisiana.

30ml (1oz) Roku Gin
30ml (1oz) Ozeki Junmai Sake
15ml (½oz) Homemade yuzu curaçao
22.5ml (¾oz) Lemon juice
15ml (½oz) Simple syrup (1:1)
2 dash Shio solution (equal parts Hanamaruki Liquid Shio Koji and water)
Original recipe, Shaun Williams, 2026

Review

A Japanese-inspired Daisy (Deijī means "daisy" in Japanese) based on sake with yuzu curaçao liqueur.

Ferrand Yuzu Late Harvest Dry Curaçao 700ml - makes 46.5 cocktails
$36.99 $0.80 per cocktail

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Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$14.99 $0.20 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

$1.00 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 46.5 cocktails.
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