Shochu
Cocktail
Recipes
Shochu can be made from around 50 varieties of different base ingredients. The most common are kome (rice), mugi (barley), and imo (sweet potato). As a result, the flavor lends itself to an array of cocktail both classics and modern variations.
Below is a collection of recipes created by our community of world-class bartenders.
Spirit of the Beehive
Created by Brian Evans, Rule of Thirds
Brooklyn, NY
Hana Sour
Created by Chris Bostick, HalfStep
Austin, TX
Amami Island Colada
By Chris Bostick, HalfStep
Austin, TX
Kuma River Swizzle
By Chris Bostick, Half Step
Austin, TX
Beauty Colada
By Takuma Watanabe, Martinys
NYC
Guardian Diety
By Takuma Watanabe, Martinys
NYC
Amami Punch
By Nikola Nikoletic, Patent Pending
NYC
Sakura Gibson
By Nikola Nikoletic, Patent Pending
NYC
Shochu Sour
By Nikola Nikoletic, Patent Pending
NYC
Express Yourself
By Kevin Diedrich, Kona Street Market
San Francisco
One Thousand Cranes
By Kevin Diedrich, Kona Street Market
San Francisco
Izumi Pimm
By Aaron Plein, PABU
San Francisco
Desierto Amarillo
By Takuma Watanabe, Martinys
NYC
Martini
by Vlad Novikov, SilverLyan
Washington D.C.
Highball
Created by Vlad Novikov, SilverLyan
Washington D.C.
Old Fashioned
By Vlad Novikov, Silver Lyan
Washington D.C.
Mugi Cocktail
Created by Caer Maiko, Daijoubu
Triptych
By Julia Momose, Bar Kumiko
Chicago
Hanamizaké Martini
Created by Julia Momose, Bar Kumiko
Chicago
The Yakuza 7.4
Created by Aaron Plein, PABU
San Francisco