Most people know that sake is made with rice, but did you know that rice might be grown in California?
I was shocked too. I had just assumed the rice was all grown in Japan. That’s just one of the many things that Ken LaGrande revealed about sake over cocktails at the Connaught. In fact, those aforementioned cocktails had all been made using SoGood Sake.
Why create a new sake and one whose pedigree is purely American?
Joining me today to explain everything is Ken himself and, one of the other co-founders of SoGood Sake, Meryl Kennedy.
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Cocktail of the Week:
Sake Sunset
Ingredients
- 40 ml SoGood Sake
- 20 ml Dark rum
- 60 ml Solo ColdbrewÂ
- 20 ml Miso Caramel (1:9 White Miso to Caramel)
- Garnish: Dark Chocolate
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a shaker and add ice
- Shake until well diluted and cold
- Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice
- Garnish with Grated Dark ChocolateÂ
Nutrition
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