Sake sangria

Aug 17, 2008 10:56 PM by Kori Ellis

Posted in Food & Recipes / Entertaining / Wine & Drink Recipes

Fruity Sake And Sangria Cocktail

Japanese sake is a potent alcoholic beverage made from rice. In America, sake is normally served hot and straight in Japanese restaurants. However, sake can also be used to make a variety of delicious cocktails.

Beginning on Labor Day, Benihana restaurants will start serving their new Sake Sangria. Benihana was kind enough to share this recipe for an at-home version of the refreshing drink.

Sake sangria

per person

1 oz sake
3 oz Beaujolais wine
1 oz plum wine
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
1 1/2 oz orange juice
1 orange slices
1 apple wedge

Directions

Start by slicing an apple and an orange into 1/2 wedges.
Mix sake, Beaujolais and plum wine, grenadine syrup and orange juice in a cool, tall mixing glass.
Squeeze 2 orange wedges into the mix and drop them into the mixing glass.
Add 1 apple wedge.
Add ice and shake vigorously for ten seconds with a cocktail shaker.
Garnish with an orange wedge.

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Comments on "Sake sangria"

Sake is not normally served hot, unless it's really bad sake or its winter. Good sake is no different than good wine, you serve it at the temperature that best suits its style -- from room temp to cold.