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The Haiku Sake Martini
Premium sake, cucumber vodka, yuzu & shiso leaf — three notes, infinite depth
Three lines, infinite flavor — poetry in a single sip
The Story
The haiku distills a universe of meaning into seventeen syllables. This sake martini follows the same philosophy: just three core ingredients — sake, cucumber vodka, and yuzu — creating a cocktail of extraordinary purity and depth. Like Bashō's greatest poems, every element is essential. Nothing wasted, nothing missing. The shiso leaf adds a whisper of herbal complexity, like the turn in a haiku's final line.
Prep: 5 minYield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz premium junmai sake
- 1 oz cucumber vodka
- 0.5 oz fresh yuzu juice
- Shiso leaf
- Cucumber ribbon
Preparation
- 1.Shake sake, cucumber vodka, and yuzu with ice.
- 2.Strain into a chilled martini glass.
- 3.Float a shiso leaf on the surface.
- 4.Garnish with a thin cucumber ribbon.