Saturday, October 3, 2015

The Plummy Japanese Waxwing – a cocktail recipe by Michelle Hartsell Cocktail Engineer

If you are a fan of Japanese sake you will like this cocktail as the flavor of the sake comes through nicely.

2 oz sake (Junmai super dry style)
2 oz unflavored vodka (I used Grey Goose in this recipe)
2 oz black plum juice (freshly squeezed; it will take ~2 plums)
1 tsp mashed plum flesh (this adds body to the drink and gives it an unfiltered appearance)

You can juice the plums by squeezing the flesh through a sieve.  If your plums are on the tart side you can add a couple of drops of agave nectar.  I didn’t need any added sweetener as the black plums I used were nicely sweet and ripe.  The Junmai super-dry style sake has a similar flavor profile as vermouth in this cocktail.  The sake I used was Asabiraki Suijin from Iwate.

Shake ingredients with crushed ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a cocktail or martini glass.  Makes one nice sake cocktail.

Side note...  Here is a good website with sake cocktail recipes:



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