Sake sangria

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

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

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