Yuzu Drop
1 1/2 oz junmai sake
1 oz yuzu-shu liqueur
1/2 oz limoncello
1 dash Bitterman's orange bitters
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Sacred Sake Tasting at an Ancient Japanese Shrine
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Join me as I participate in a sake tasting event hosted by Edge of Niigata at Shinmeigu Shrine in Niigata.
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So the #sake experiment seems to have progressed decently well so far. Initial #fermentation done, I'm cold racking it. Very muddy right now, hopefully it will. Else I'll call it nigori. I'm cooling it before testing, at this stage. #HomeBrewing
Diesmal gab es zum aller ersten mal selbstgemachtes Oden.
Mit Shoyudashi, Daikon, Möhre, Kartoffeln und in Erdnussöl angebratenem Tofu.
Macht schön warm... Dazu wieder Sake
Itadakimasu
Dirty Banana
1 1/2 oz rich sake
1 oz rosso vermouth
1/2 oz Aperol
1/2 oz green banana liqueur
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Pink Sake
An ode to the Pink Gin
2 oz sake
4 dashes of Angostura bitters
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J-Pegu
A riff on the Pegu Club
1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz sake
3/4 oz curacao triple sec
1/2 oz yuzu juice
A dash each of Angostura and yuzu bitters
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