Why we love this sake cocktail
If you haven’t had a sake cocktail before, you will love them. I order them every chance I get (which isn’t all that often) and I especially love sake cocktails with ginger beer. They pair really well together, as does the gin in this recipe.
I’ve had these a few times already and I’ve used both lemon and lime juice. Whatever you have on hand works just fine, but I preferred the lime. It was just so crisp and fresh. Either way, you’ll love them.
Here’s what you’ll need to make it
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Equipment
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- Gin – You could substitute vodka if you’d like
- Sake
- Ginger beer
How to make a saketini
Shake the cocktail. Combine everything except for the ginger beer in a cocktail shaker with ice until it’s really, really cold.
Fill your glasses. Once it’s cold, divide the the mixture between two martini glasses and top each with ginger beer.
Garnish with cucumber. I used a mandolin to slice my cucumber super thin before weaving it onto the cocktail picks, but you can use a thin cucumber slice or just skip it all together.
Everything you need to know about this sake martini
What is a saketini?
The saketini is a martini that uses sake instead of the traditional vermouth used in a martini. There are often other ingredients added to pair with the sake, like the ginger beer in this recipe.
Can I make saketini with vodka?
Yes you could. Many saketini recipes are made with vodka instead of gin. You can easily swap them out in this recipe. Although the floral notes of the gin pair really well with the sake.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces gin
- 3 ounces sake
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- Ginger beer
- Cucumber slices (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a shaker with ice, combine the gin, sake and lime juice. Shake until very cold.
- Pour into chosen glasses (over ice, if desired). Top with ginger beer and garnish with a cucumber slice.
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