A great cocktail is the result of passion and precision.
Using 100% Arkansas-grown rice varieties selected for quality and character, every bottle of Origami Sake reflects our commitment to sustainability from farm to bottle.
A great cocktail is the result of passion and precision."
Using 100% Arkansas-grown rice varieties selected for quality and character, every bottle of Origami Sake reflects our commitment to sustainability from farm to bottle.
Ingredients
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3oz A Thousand Cranes sake
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0.5oz fresh lime juice
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0.5oz simple syrup
Preparation
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Shake with ice
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Strain over an ice-filled rocks glass
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Garnish with an orange zest
A Thousand Cranes Margarita
Ingredients
- 2oz A Thousand Cranes sake
- .5oz Chartreuse Green
- .5oz Averna
- 1 bar spoon honey syrup (2:1 grade A raw honey to water)
- 2 dashes of bitters
Preparation
- Stir on ice
- Strain into a Nick & Nora glass or small coupe
- Garnish with a thinly sliced apple fan, dipped in leftover cherry syrup from a maraschino cherry jar, sprinkled with demerara or turbinado sugar and bruleed
By: Evan Adney
1st Place Winner of 2024 Craft Cocktail Challenge B
The First Curse
Ingredients
- 2oz Origami A Thousand Cranes sake
- 1oz Cocchi Americano aperitif wine
- 2 dashes of grapefruit bitters
- 5 drops 33% savory salt solution
Savory Salt Solution
- Combine 2 parts water by weight to 1 part by weight Accent seasoning (or another food-grade monosodium glutamate).
- Agitate until well combined.
Preparation
- In a stirring vessel combine the ingredients
- Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds and strain to a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with an expressed lemon zest.
By: Merrick Fagan
2nd Place Winner of the 2024 Craft Cocktail Challenge
The First Fold
Ingredients
- 2oz A Thousand Cranes sake
- 1.25oz Aloe simple
- 4 parts aloe water (asian market or amazon)
- 1 part table sugar
- .5oz Lemon Juice
- .5oz Yuzu Juice (asian market or amazon)
- .5oz Aperol
Preparation
- Long / Hard Shake
- Double strain
- Coupe (chilled)
- Crane lemon twist
By: Lucas Hornberger
3rd Place Winner of the 2024 Craft Cocktail Challenge
Paper Crane
Ingredients
- 3oz Thousand Cranes
- 2oz botanical gin
- 1oz star anise lemon grass syrup
- .5oz lemon juice
- 1oz egg white
Star Anise Lemon Grass Syrup Recipe
- Muddled kiwi
- 1 star anise
- 2 quarts sugar
- 1 drop of lemongrass oil
- 1 quart of water
- Simmer for 45 min and chill
Preparation
- Dry shake
- Wet shake
- Serve in chilled coupe glass
By: Tyler Jones
Green Goddess Fizz
Ingredients
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2oz A Thousand Cranes sake
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1oz White Rum
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.5oz Pear Williams Pear Brandy
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.5oz Apple Sake
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.75oz Spiced Pear Syrup
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.50oz Lemon Juice
Spiced Pear Syrup Ingredients
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup water
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2 D'Anjou Pears
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2 Cinnamon Sticks
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Pinch Kosher Salt
Preparation
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Combine sugar, water, diced pears, cinnamon sticks, and salt into a saucepan, bringing to a boil then reducing to a simmer for approx. 20-30 minutes. The syrup should have a subtle cinnamon note.
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Shake and double strain into a coupe or nick & nora glass.
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Garnished with a fanned pear.
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By: Taylor Clark
Kasumi