Cocktail No 99 Sake Special

To be honest, I wasn't expecting very much from this one and am very pleasantly surprised. In some ways it is a watered down pink gin, but the Sake does add its own distinctiveness, which I suspect would not be the case with a grape based white wine. 

The Gin and Angosture bitter are the commanding flavours and make this cocktail great. The Sake, stops it being too harsh as neat gin can be. I am struggling to describe it. It adds a mellowness, almost an earthy undertone to the drink and a lingering almost floral after taste. Despite that it is a deliciously clean and dry taste. The bitters gives a wonderful nutty brown colour to the drink - very appealing on the eye.

I had to buy a whole bottle of Sake for this, so the dilemma is do I make more of these, or warm it to go with beef teriyake?

Perhaps both.

Recipe

2-3 ice cubes

50 ml Birkdale gin

25 ml Sake

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

Put ice in a mixing glass with other ingredients. Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass - enjoy.