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www.cheersonline.com 58 | MARCH 2014 THE NANBAN COCKTAIL 1 ¼ oz. Bols Genever 1 oz. Murai Family tokubetsu honjozo sake ¾ oz. Solerno blood orange liqueur 4 Cucumber chunks 3-4 Basil leaves Muddle ingredients in shaker. Shake and double-strain into coup. Garnish with an expressed orange peel and a basil leaf. Raul Faria from Gordon Ramsay's Pub at Caesar's Palace created this recipe. MANHATTAN EAST ½ part Gekkeikan Haiku sake 2 parts Bourbon 1 part Domaine de Canton liqueur 2 dashes Orange bitters Pour all the ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and stir well. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist. "King Cocktail" Dale DeGro created this drink recipe. ASIAN SANGRIA 2 oz. TY KU Coconut sake 1 oz. Vodka 2 oz. Domaine de Canton liqueur ½ oz. Agave syrup ½ oz. Yuzu juice Chizo leaves Shake and strain into wine glass. Top with honeydew melon foam and skewer with watermelon and pineapple. Recipe courtesy of Yerba Beuna restaurant in New York. LOVELY GINGER LADY 2 ¼ parts Gekkeikan sake 2 slices Fresh peeled ginger 1 ½ parts Lillet Blanc ¼ part Simple syrup In a mixing glass, muddle ginger. Add sake, Lillet Blanc and simple syrup and shake well over ice. Fine strain into a chilled Martini glass. Allen Katz, mixologist at Southern Wine and Spirits, created this recipe. STRAWBERRY COLADA 3 oz. TY KU Coconut sake Muddled strawberries Splash of simple syrup Combine ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into Martini glass and garnish with a strawberry. e mixologists at TY KU created this recipe. KARMA 3 oz. Gekkeikan Suzaku sake ½ oz. Barenjager honey liqueur ½ oz. Lime juice ½ oz. Cucumber purée Combine ingredients in a mixing tin or glass and shake with ice. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with a long slice of cucumber around the rim of the glass. Freddy Diaz of AlambiQ Mixology in Miami created this recipe. COCONUT LEMONADE 2 oz. TY KU Coconut sake 2 oz. Coconut water 1 oz. Lemon juice Splash of simple syrup Combine ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into Collins glass with fresh ice and garnish with a lemon wedge. e mixologists at TY KU created this recipe. TY KU RITA 2 ½ oz. TY KU Coconut sake ½ oz. Grand Marnier ½ oz. Don Julio Anejo tequila Sweet and sour Combine rst three ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into glass with fresh ice and top with sweet and sour. Garnish with fresh lime and sea-salt rim. e mixologists at TY KU created this recipe. DRINKS Call for Recipes! Cheers is looking for more innovative and original recipes using rum or vodka. Please specify ingredient quantities (oz., tsp., etc.). Send recipes to Cheers Drinks Department, Melissa Dowling, 17 High St., Norwalk, CT 06851, or email MDowling@SpecialtyIM.com. Sake Cocktails to Savor ZEN-TINI 2 parts Gekkeikan nigori sake 1 part Plymouth gin ¼ part Fresh lemon juice ¼ part Fresh lime juice ½ part Simple syrup 4 Cucumber slices 1 Sprig basil Muddle basil and cucumber in a mixing glass. Add the nigori, gin, lemon and lime juices and simple syrup. Shake well over ice and ne strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice. e mixologists at Gekkeikan sake created this recipe. 58 drinks CH0314.indd 58 3/6/2014 8:32:38 PM

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