Recipes
Legitimate day drinking: it's aperitivo time!
Temperatures are soaring, it's summertime and we're craving refreshment! Our European neighbors have been showing us how it's done for decades, and fortunately, day drinking has become increasingly popular and socially acceptable here too in recent years. Today we present a few Japanese-style aperitivo ideas.
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7 Apr 2022
Cherry Sherry Lady - sweet potato, cherry and sherry - a dream combination
For the "Cherry Sherry Lady", we used our new TEN SHO CHU, a sweet potato shochu that scores with its special complexity and subtle sweetness. In combination with maraschino and sherry, it creates a fruity component with depth.
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10 Mar 2022
Yuzu owl: conjure up a great martini variation with the Fukuro Shochu and Kanade Yuzu
Fukuro Shochu is a great genshu shochu made from barley (mugi), which is fantastic in cocktails. Simply combined with Suntory Kanade Yuzu liqueur, it makes a great variation on the classic Martini cocktail.
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Sweet Potato Mule: Delicious can be so simple...
The mule is a classic highball that usually consists of vodka and ginger beer. In our case, we mix sweet potato shochu with ginger beer - it's just as tasty and has a few fewer calories than the original. The great thing about the mule is that it's super easy to mix and is very refreshing and invigorating.
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Dover liqueurs and sparkling wine - a dream relationship
Dover Bar liqueurs can be used in a variety of ways. Sophisticated cocktail recipes are just as possible as the quick number. In this case, the combination of Dover Sakura liqueur and sparkling wine. Super quick to make and simply delicious!
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The "Kyūri" - a Shochu cocktail by Benjamin Panek from the Hotel de Rome
As part of the last Bar Convent Berlin, Benjamin Panek, Bar Manager at the Hotel de Rome, created two cocktails with our Beniotome Sesame Shochus. The "Kyūri" is a delicious highball with Beniotome 101, which is made from white sesame seeds.
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"Spicy Spicy Ginger" - a spicy temptation with double shochu power
Shochu is so versatile that it is no problem at all to use two different shochus in one cocktail. No wonder, as there are 53 approved raw materials that are permitted for shochu production. In the "Spicy Spicy Ginger", a classic meets a somewhat more unusual candidate...
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Suntory Time! A delicious gin-tequila-yuzu cocktail...
As Bill Murray said so beautifully in "Lost in Translation": "For realxing times make it Suntory Time!" And sometimes you just have to add a little Campari and tequila... Suntory Time" combines Suntory SIU gin and Suntory Kanade Yuzu liqueur in one cocktail.
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Mugi Negroni: It doesn't always have to be gin!
The Negroni is an extremely popular cocktail from the aperitivo family and looks back on over 100 years of history. However, gin does not always have to be the alcoholic base for a Negroni to taste good. The Negroni is also great with shochu. The ratio of the three components remains the same as in the classic.
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"Aki" - an autumnal cocktail made from persimmon and sweet potato
Autumn is here, and this is probably the most important season in Japan after the cherry blossom season. When the autumn leaves glow, it is particularly beautiful in the land of the rising sun. With our Dover persimmon liqueur, you can bring the autumnal flavors of Japan to your home and into your glass.
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"Midori Ocha" - Matcha with a difference...
Green tea, especially matcha, is very popular in Japan. But it doesn't always have to be tea to enjoy the delicious green powder. Sweets with matcha are also extremely popular in Japan. This includes our matcha liqueur, which is not only a treat on its own, but also in cocktails.
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"Mukashi" - Hon Mirin in combination with whisky is always a good idea
Hon Mirin is a high-quality Japanese sweet liqueur and one of the most important condiments in Japanese cuisine. Only a few high-quality mirin are produced in Japan in drinking quality, such as our Hon Mirin Mukashi Ikomi. It has an elegant natural sweetness and a good portion of umami. Its caramel notes and light chocolate aromas go perfectly with whisky.
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