Cocktail Corner: Shine On Tokyo

Written By Liz Hensel - Content Coordinator

Signature sake cocktail created by Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen (@thesakemom), 

Sake Sommelier & Founder of Capital Sake

Sommelier notes: 

I wanted to create a late summer drink with whispers of autumn. Yuzu sake brightens the cocktail, and the red shiso leaf tea mellows out all the citrus flavors, just as the summer evenings begin to cool down. 

Kanpai!


Ingredients:

3 oz. yuzu sake (Shibata Black Yuzu or other)
1 Maraschino cherry

1 oz. pineapple orange juice
1 oz. red shiso leaf tea (Ippinka brand available on Amazon)
1/2 oz. Malibu rum
1/2 oz. grenadine

Instructions:

1. Put a few ice cubes in a glass.
2. Add the following ingredients. Do not stir.
yuzu sake, pineapple orange juice, red shiso leaf tea, Malibu rum

3. Carefully add 1/2 oz. grenadine to the side of the glass. The grenadine will settle to the bottom for a layered sunset look.
4. Top with a maraschino cherry or your favorite ripe summer fruit.

Capital Sake is Northern Virginia's premier sake consulting company. For more information visit their website capitalsake.com

Liz Hensel - Content Coordinator

Liz has been living in the Stafford area for the last two years. However, her ties are rooted to Virginia, as Virginia was her first duty station while she was on active duty with the Marine Corps. Her husband is still on active duty, and they hope to make Stafford their forever home with their two daughters and two rescue dogs.

While serving in the Marine Corps and Marine Corps reserves has allowed Liz to see all parts of the country and the world, there is truly no place like home. Working on this magazine gives Liz the opportunity to meet her neighbors and the local businesses and more importantly, she gets to showcase them to others.

Liz is also the founder of a nonprofit called Leave No Paws Behind USA. She led the campaign to have legislative change to include pet transportation fees included in military moves. With her leadership, the bill was passed in the FY23 National Defense Appropriation Act.

Liz is excited to continue to write the stories of the FXBG Neighbors

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