Sake & Shochu Cocktails
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Although shochu and sake particularly are normally drunk by themselves, they actually lend themselves very well to a variety of cocktails for a Japanese twist.
Sake is of course the traditional Japanese drink which is made from rice. Shochu is a distilled alcoholic drink which is very similar to vodka, and made from rice, barley or potatoes.
Of course, creating your own cocktails is a great way to enjoy these two traditional drinks, but check out some of these classic ones to help inspire you!

These drinks are all alcoholic. Sake typically contains about 15% abv and shochu about 35% abv prior to mixing.

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Ingredients

• Honjozo Sake
• Iichiko Shochu
• Gin or Vodka
• Orange Juice
• Lemonade
• Midori or Melon liqueur

How to prepare

Saketini
This is a drink based on the ultimate cocktail, the martini. Mix 55ml of Gin or Vodka with 15ml of sake in a mixer with ice and then strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve with an olive of course!
Sakedriver
Grab a highball glass full of ice and add 60ml of sake then 180ml of orange juice to create this unique drink. This is a tasty low-alcohol alternative for the classic vodka based screwdriver.
Chu-hai
Make your own chu-hai by mixing 50ml of shochu with 200ml of lemonade and serve in a tall glass with ice. Alternatively, you can use soda water and fruit flavours such as apple, peach or grape.

Shochu & Melon
Mix 50ml of shochu with 50ml of Midori or melon liqueur and 50ml of fresh lemon juice. Shake with ice and strain into a ice filled glass. Serve with a cocktail cherry and one of those cute little umbrellas!