Cherry Blossom Sake Martini

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Serve in a Martini (small) glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
1 oz Mancino Vermouth di Torino Sakura
3⁄4 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄6 oz Cherry blossom/sakura syrup
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini (small) glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered black olive with cherry blossom when in season.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered black olive (and cherry blossom).

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:

Yes, it's a Martini in as much that it has gin and vermouth, but, as the name promises, cherry blossom and sake are the focus.

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Variant:

Pink Sakura

History:

Created in April 2024 by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Blossom Sake Martini contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.72% alc./vol. (16.72° proof)
  • 19.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Steven Jepson’s Avatar Steven Jepson
7th April at 21:30
I love this drink. A bit sweet for a martini but so easy and tasty if you like Cherry. The Mancino Sakura Vermouth is probably the deal breaker and definitely worth searching out for as are all their Vermouths.
Don't have the Monin Cherry but used a spoonful of Hotel Starlino Cocktail Cherry juice.
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Alan Brown’s Avatar Alan Brown
3rd May 2024 at 17:31
A very pleasant cocktail indeed: delicate flavours working well together and looking amazing. Another Simon triumph.
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James Burnett’s Avatar James Burnett
19th April 2024 at 19:28
Sigh. Any idea if/where the Mancino Sakura and Monin Cherry Blossom are available in the US? I've searched and found no source. The cocktails containing them sound delicious.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
21st April 2024 at 07:42
Monin Cherry Blossom is a new product, so it may soon be available in the US, if not already working its way through distribution channels. Mancino Sakura has limited production, so I believe its availability in the US is also limited.
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