Recipes
The new dream aperitivo: Daiyame Wild Berry
If you like Lillet Wild Berry, you'll love Daiyame Wild Berry! With its lychee and elderflower notes, our Daiyame Shochu goes perfectly with Wild Berry. A deliciously fresh and fruity combination that is very easy to prepare. With an alcohol content of just 25% by volume, Daiyame is right on trend for LOW-ABV drinks.
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You don't need much more to be happy: The Kokuto Gimlet
The Gimlet is a very rewarding cocktail because it is easy to make and simply delicious. With Lemon Rocks instead of Lime Cordial as an ingredient, it is particularly refreshing. Only green lemons are used for the liqueur, which are harvested early and are particularly aromatic.
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Quick to mix and simply delicious: the shochutini
The shochutini is simply mixed; instead of vermouth in the classic martini recipe, shochu is used here. Our creation is almost a satsutini, as the Daiyame Shochu used here comes from the famous Satsuma region.
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The Sobahattan - classic cocktail with a Japanese twist
Sobahattan is quick to prepare and simply delicious. In principle, it is made in exactly the same way as a Manhattan - but with soba shochu instead of whisky.
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Cocktail beard - Kitto Katsu cocktail with matcha and chocolate
The creator of this cocktail recipe, Cocktailbart, was inspired by the Matcha KitKats and used chocolate liqueur and high-quality matcha powder alongside our iichiko Person Shochu.
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Green Planet - Whisky cocktail with matcha liqueur
The Suntory Matcha liqueur works extremely well in cocktails, not least because of its great green color. Combined with Japanese whisky and white vermouth, it makes a delicious and easy-to-prepare cocktail.
Cheers, Kanpai and cheers!
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"Iki Beach" - coffee and roasted flavors at their best
Iki Island is the birthplace of mugi shochu, or barley shochu. In combination with our sugar-free Awamori Coffee Liqueur, red vermouth and rum, the fine roasted aromas of Kakuzou Shochu from Iki Island come together to create a delicious overall picture.
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"Ao Udisan" - an Awamori-Shochu alliance
Awamori, Okinawa's traditional spirit, is great for cocktails. In combination with rice shochu, chestnut liqueur and a few dashes of the brand new craft cola shochu from our producer Oyama Shoten in Ibusuki, the result is a great explosion of flavor in the mouth.
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Cocktail beard - Bob Harris recipe with sparkling sake
Cocktailbart is all about the best spirits, techniques and recipes for cocktails. Currently, the duo has developed a drink with our Jozen Mizuno Sparkling Sake, the "Bob Harris".
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Autumn is here - mix autumnal flavors into your cocktails
It's the beginning of autumn, time to bring autumnal flavors into your glass. Our Dover liqueur range includes persimmon and chestnut, for example, which you can use to conjure up great drinks. For example, the "Aki Royal" with whisky and Vermouth Rosé.
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Negroni Week - mix your drink with Awamori
It's currently Negroni Week, so there's hardly a better time than now to mix yourself this popular and delicious cocktail. Traditionally made with gin, there are of course other ways to make it. In this case with Awamori instead of gin, the traditional spirit from Okinawa.
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"Viva Agave" - mezcal or tequila? Mezcal AND tequila!
Mezcal and tequila in a cocktail, is that necessary? Shouldn't the question rather be: Mezcal or tequila in a cocktail? Not at all! Because the symbiosis of both agave spirits is great fun in a glass! And they go perfectly together.
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