CREATIVE COCKTAILS

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HANA-SHIGURE

30 ml DAIYAME(Shochu) 15 ml APHRODITE Cherry blossoms (liqueur) 5 ml BOLS Parfait Amour(liqueur) 10 ml 1883 Maison Routin Lemon syrup 2 dashes The Japanese Bitters HINOKI Beetroot Lime peel

—Mr. Shun Kosaka, Bartender Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

The 4th Annual Honkaku Shochu & Awamori Cocktail Competition was held in Tokyo, Japan on February 19th, 2022. One of our authentic, distilled ‘shochu’ liquor products, DAIYAME (25% ABV) was used as a base spirit in the cocktail, Hana-Shigure, which won the Grand Prix.

CLUBMAMA

1.6 oz. Beefeater 24 0.6 oz. fresh lemon juice 0.5 oz. sugar syrup 1 egg white 2 fresh strawberries

➜ Chop & put fresh strawberries in a cocktail shaker. Smash with muddler. Pour all ingredients & shake without ice to get a nice froth. Fill your cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain in a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a fresh strawberry. —Michele Lombardi, Head Mixologist The Ritz, London

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LAVENDER DAIQUIRI

2 oz. Greenbar Silver

Rum 1 oz. fresh squeezed

Lime Juice 1 oz. Simple Syrup 2 dashes Greenbar

Lavender Bitters

—Litty Mathew, Co-founder of Greenbar Distillery

LAWS &LAWS LILLIES

1.5 oz. Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium

Whiskey 1 oz. Triple Crown Syrup 3 parts Rare Tea Cellars Earl Grey Tea 1 part Rare Tea Cellars Mint Meritage Tea 32 oz. (by volume) Granulated Sugar 32 fluid oz. Hot Water 0.5 oz. Ramazzotti Aperitivo Rosato 1 piece Hibiscus Flower in Syrup, drained and halved garnish 1 piece Orange Peel, a strip with pith removed garnish 1 piece skewer garnish —Emmanuel West Magdalena, The Ivy Hotel Baltimore, MD

Dragon Margarita

Tequila Triple sec Lime juice Dragon fruit ➜ Add all ingredients to blender with ice. Serve in a rocks glass with fresh lemon and mint. —Restaurant BoCaPhe Chelsea, NYC, NY

Strega Spring Apple

1.5 oz. Strega Liqueur 1.5 oz. Tito's Vodka 0.6 oz. Raspberry syrup 1 oz. Lime juice 1.5 oz. Apple juice

➜ Add all ingredients to shaker, shake well. Pour into a tumbler with ice. Garnish with slices of red apple and fresh raspberries. —Savannah Tanguis Taraink, Miami Beach, FL