A great cocktail is the result of passion and precision.
Using 100% Arkansas-grown rice varieties selected for quality and character, every bottle of Origami Sake reflects our commitment to sustainability from farm to bottle.
A great cocktail is the result of passion and precision."
Using 100% Arkansas-grown rice varieties selected for quality and character, every bottle of Origami Sake reflects our commitment to sustainability from farm to bottle.
Ingredients:
- 3-5 English cucumber ribbons
- 1 pinch salt
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 3/4 oz lime juice
- 4 oz Thousand Cranes Sake
- 1.25 oz lemongrass simple syrup
- 1 egg white
- 5-6 dashes of aromatic bitters
lemongrass simple syrup:
- 3-5 crushed lemongrass stalks
- 1 C water
- 1 C sugar
- Bring water and lemongrass to a boil
- Remove from heat
- Steep for a minimum of 2 hours (preferably overnight). Combine lemongrass tea with sugar and return to heat to melt sugar.
- Store in an airtight container with a freshly crushed lemongrass stalk.
Preparation:
- Muddle cucumber with salt and citrus juices.
- Add remaining ingredients and reverse dry shake.
- Double strain into a coupe glass where the oils of both lemon and lime have been expressed and along the outer rim and edge/side of the glass beforehand.
- Spread the dashes of aromatic bitters using a toothpick
- Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.
By: Brenna Sullivan
One Wish
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 oz Cold Brew or Espresso
- 2 oz White Lotus Sake (please invert the bottle 2-3 times before using)
- .5 oz Earl Grey Syrup
- .5 oz Demerara (or Rich Simple Syrup)
- 2 dashes of Orange Bitters
Earl Grey syrup
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Steep your water in a tea bag and use that tea when you make your simple syrup instead of plain water
Preparation:
- Chill a coupe glass
- Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice
- Shake vigorously for 20 seconds (the harder the shake, the better the froth)
- Remove ice from the coupe
- Strain into coupe
- Garnish with an orange wedge (or dehydrated orange slice)
By: Alex Thaley
The Great Debate
Ingredients:
- 3 oz Thousand Cranes Sake
- 2 oz White Vermouth Mix
- Lemon Rind
White vermouth mix:
- 2 parts extra dry vermouth (Recommend: Gonzalez Byass extra dry or Dos Deus extra dry)
- 1 part sweet white vermouth (Recommend: Dos Deus White)
- 1/2 part Lilet Blanc
Preparation
- Chill glass
- Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice
- stir
- Remove ice from glass and strain into Nick & Nora glass/coupe
- Important: Express the oils from the lemon rind over the glass, wipe the rim with the rind, and put in or over the glass
- Serve
By: Alex Thaley
Vesperish
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 oz White Lotus Sake
- 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
- Egg White
Preparation:
- Combine ingredients in a mixing tin with ice
- Shake vigorously until the egg white creates a nice heavy foam
- Strain into a coupe glass and enjoy
By: Angela Guillory
Buff Orpington
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 oz Apple Cider
- 2 oz A Thousand Cranes Sake
- 1 oz Cinna-Simple Syrup
- .75 oz Ruby Port
Cinna Simple Syrup:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- Heat in a pot until dissolved
- Add 4 cinnamon sticks and allow to cool
- Take out cinnamon sticks 24 hours later
- Store in an airtight container.
PREPARATION:
- Combine ingredients in a rock glass and stir
- Garnish with a dehydrated apple
- Add ice to create a lighter, fruitier flavor, or leave it straight up to allow more cinnamon notes to surface.
By: Angela Guillory
Fall N Fruit
Ingredients:
- 2 oz White Lotus Sake (gently invert the bottle 2-3 times before pouring)
- .5 oz egg white
- 1 oz Thai basil simple syrup
- .25 lemon juice
- .25 lime juice
- Garnish: Thai basil leaf
Thai Basil Syrup Recipe:
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 oz fresh Thai basil
- Place ingredients in a bag. Remove air, seal, and sous vide at 56 degrees Celsius for 1 hour 20 mins.
Preparation:
- In a shaker muddle a Thai basil leaf with the simple syrup
- Add the sake, lemon, lime juice, and egg white
- Dry shake
- Add ice and shake again
- Strain into Nick & Nora glass
- Garnish with a single thai basil leaf on top of egg white foam
By: Brittney Gaudet
Hot Springs Sour
Ingredients:
- 2 oz White Lotus Sake (gently invert the bottle 2-3 times before pouring)
- 2 oz lavender honey simple
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1/2 oz butterfly pea flower (for color)
Lavender-Honey Simple Syrup:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 2 tbsp lavender buds
- 1 tbsp honey
- Stir ingredients together until sugar is dissolved
- Strain lavender buds and discard.
Preparation:
- Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass
- Garnish with a sprig of lavender and orange slice
Lavendaze
Ingredients:
-
2 oz White Lotus Sake (gently invert the bottle 2-3 times before pouring)
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1 oz Cachaca
-
.5 oz Cardamom Simple Syrup (Can make or use Pink House Alchemy's alternative)
-
.5 oz fresh lime juice
-
.25 oz Japanese melon liquor
-
2 dashes of Bittermens Burlesque bitters
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1 egg white
Cardamom Simple Syrup recipe:
- 1.5 cups water
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh cardamom seeds
- Grind the cardamom seeds with a mortar and pestle
- Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan
- Add the cardamom seeds and allow to simmer for 15 minutes
- Add the granulated sugar and stir occasionally until the sugar is completely dissolved
- Allow to steep for one hour. Strain.
Preparation:
- Combine all ingredients in a Boston shaker
- Reverse dry shake
- Strain into a coupe glass
- Garnish with one split cardamom pod
By: Alexandria Bryan
The Supercell
Ingredients:
- 2.5 oz. A Thousand Cranes Sake
- 1.5 oz. Grapefruit Juice
- 2 oz. Grapefruit Rosemary Ginger Syrup
Grapefruit Rosemary Ginger Syrup:
- 3 grapefruit slices
- 4 sprigs of rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- Combine all in a saucepan
- Heat to just boiling
- Remove from heat and let steep for 30 minutes
Preparation:
- Add all ingredients to a shaker
- Strain into ice-filled glass.
- Garnish with rosemary and grapefruit wheel
- Serve in a chilled coupe or ma
Petit Jean Paloma
Ingredients:
- 2oz White Lotus Sake (gently invert the bottle 2-3 times before pouring)
- 1oz Suze
- .5oz Yellow Chartreuse
- .75oz Lemon
- .25oz Honey Simple (1:1 Ratio)
- 3 Spritzes Absinthe in glass before straining
Preparation:
- Shake mixture
- Double strain into a coupe glass
- Garnish with a dehydrated Lemon
By: Darren Houston from The Pantry
All Seeing Eye