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Hakumai Highball
Kenta Goto’s straightforward shochu highball is garnished with pickled ginger for visual interest.
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- photo: Victoria Morris
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Hanamizaké Martini
A Martini variation inspired by time spent under the sakura for hanami (flower viewing).”
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- photo: Daniel Schwartz
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Beni Shoga Mule
This tart and spicy mule incorporates beni shoga, a Japanese ginger pickle.
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- photo: Victoria Morris
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Amami Island Colada
A tropical cocktail built on shochu from the Kagoshima Prefecture.
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- photo: Daniel Schwartz
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Guardian Deity
Takuma Watanabe's shochu-based Gimlet variation focuses on yuzu two ways.
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- photo: Daniel Schwartz
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Shochu Sour
Nikola Nikoletić's frothy sour features Japanese persimmon and yuzu kosho rock candy syrup.
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- photo: Daniel Schwartz
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Spirit of the Beehive
A lightly smoky, herbaceous riff on the classic Tipperary cocktail.
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Al Sotack’s Brainstorm
A pre-Prohibition Irish whiskey cocktail with dry vermouth and Bénédictine which drinks like a modified Old-Fashioned.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Salt & Ash
An unorthodox recipe that stirs together mezcal, tequila, sweet vermouth and lemon juice.
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Shochu Old-Fashioned
Sweet potato shochu takes center stage in this classic Old-Fashioned construct.
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- photo: Daniel Schwartz