Cherry Blossom Cocktail Recipe

Photo Drink Japanese Cherry Blossom Cocktail Recipe

A Japanese drink with sake and champagne.

Yield: 
1 serving
Ingredients: 

2 oz. sake
1/2 tsp umeshu
1 tsp lemon juice
Champagne
Maraschino cherry for garnish

Instructions: 

Step 1: Stir sake, umeshu and lemon juice in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a champagne flute.

Step 2: Top with champagne and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Reprinted with permission from Yuri Kato's Japanese Cocktails (2010 Chronicle Books).

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Author: 

Yuri Kato

Photographer: 

Chris Roche

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