Three Cherry Blossom Cocktails

April marks the start of Cherry Blossom Season. Here are cocktails to celebrate this rite of spring.

Cherry Blossom (Sakura)
Created by Yuri Kato

In Japan, the cherry blossom tradition goes back hundreds of years and involves sitting under "sakura" trees and taking in the pink flowers, which drop off about a week after they appear.

2 oz (60 ml) Sake
½ tsp (2.5 ml) Umeshu
1 tsp (2.5 ml) Lemon juice
Sparkling Wine
Maraschino cherry for garnish

Stir sake, umeshu, and lemon juice in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a Champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine, garnish with a maraschino cherry, and serve.

This cocktail is featured in Japanese Cocktails (Chronicle Books),
by Yuri Kato.

Mint Cherry Jubilee
Created by Raymond Bernard

3 Bing Cherries
2 Mint Leaves
2 oz. Bulldog Gin
4 oz. Club Soda

Shake well. Serve over ice in a highball glass.

Emboldened Cherry Blossom
Created by Andres Sanchez

This cocktail served at Positano Coast in Philadelphia.

1 ½ oz Jalapeno infused tequila blanco
1 ¼ oz Blood Orange Juice
¾ oz Combier Rouge
½ oz lemon juice
¼ oz Combier Triple Sec
Top with champagne brut.

Serve in a highball glass. Garnish with strawberry flower.

Edited by Patricia D. Sherman

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