Ingredients

  • 2 ozsake
  • ¾ ozlime juice
  • ½ ozsimple syrup
  • 8 wholemint
  • 2 ozsoda water

🔧 Tools

muddlerjiggerbar spoon

Instructions

  1. Add mint leaves and simple syrup to a highball glass and gently muddle to release the mint oils.
  2. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
  3. Pour in sake and lime juice and stir to combine.
  4. Top with soda water and stir gently once.
  5. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and a lime wheel.

📜 History

The mojito's combination of mint, lime, sweetener, and a base spirit over crushed ice has inspired countless variations across different spirits. Sake slots naturally into the format, its clean sweetness sitting alongside mint and lime without the rum's molasses notes. The Sake Mojito became a popular menu item at sake bars and Japanese-influenced restaurants in the United States and Europe.

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