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Hopefully, it's 'Special'! 'Brew' refers to both the use of Byrrh (pronounced beer) and sake (which is brewed). To be a true 'Martini' a cocktail should...
Elegant and attractive pale rose-gold color. Simple formulation allows for the delicious fruit of the Byrrh and the Daiginjo sake to lead the flavor with the vodka vanishing into the background. A very nice vodka martini/saketini variant.
Unlike Agent 007, we are not big fans of the Martini but perhaps this one will encourage us to experiment with other aromatised wines, such as Lillet Blanc and Cocchi Americano.
Easy to make with few ingredients and yet it tastes so complex. The relatively low alcohol content also works well. A good reason to try and buy sake for a change!