Shirayuki Classic

Shirayuki Classic 白雪クラシック

Introduction

A full-bodied sake with a dry finish. Brewed with pure water from the Japanese Mount Rokkō near the city of Kobe by the Japanese family brewery Konishi. Perfect as a premium cocktail mixer.

Sake cocktails

Sake Mojito

• 150 ml Shirayuki Classic
• 30 ml sparkling water
• 6 mint leaves
• 1/2 lime
• 1 tl cane sugar

Chop the lime. Crush with the mint leaves and cane sugar in a glass. Add crushed ice. Then add the sake and sparkling water. Stir well.

In a mojito glass with a few mint leaves, a slice of lime and a straw.

Saketini

• 40 ml Shirayuki Classic
• 20 ml gin
• 2 slices cucumber

Put a few ice cubes in a shaker. Add the sake and gin and shake vigorously. Pour the drink into the glass carefully and finish with cucumber slices.

In a classic martini glass with two thin slices of cucumber and a little lemon peel.

Bloody Maru

• 70 ml Shirayuki Classic
• 50 ml tomato juice
• 10 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

Fill the glass with ice cubes. Add the sake and lemon juice. Then pour in the tomato juice and stir well.

In a Collins glass. Possibly finish with a stick of celery and some celery salt or Tabasco.

Food pairing

Thanks to its dry, full-bodied taste, this sake pairs well with stronger flavoured dishes such as roast duck, couscous with grilled vegetables, stew with sweet potatoes, etc.