
Shochu
Cocktail
Recipes
Shochu can be made from around 50 varieties of different base ingredients. The most common are kome (rice), mugi (barley), and imo (sweet potato). As a result, the flavor lends itself to an array of cocktail both classics and modern variations.
Below is a collection of recipes created by our community of world-class bartenders.

Spirit of the Beehive
Created by Brian Evans, Rule of Thirds
Brooklyn, NY

Hana Sour
Created by Chris Bostick, HalfStep
Austin, TX

Amami Island Colada
By Chris Bostick, HalfStep
Austin, TX

Kuma River Swizzle
By Chris Bostick, Half Step
Austin, TX

Beauty Colada
By Takuma Watanabe, Martinys
NYC

Guardian Diety
By Takuma Watanabe, Martinys
NYC

Amami Punch
By Nikola Nikoletic, Patent Pending
NYC

Sakura Gibson
By Nikola Nikoletic, Patent Pending
NYC

Shochu Sour
By Nikola Nikoletic, Patent Pending
NYC

Express Yourself
By Kevin Diedrich, Kona Street Market
San Francisco

One Thousand Cranes
By Kevin Diedrich, Kona Street Market
San Francisco

Izumi Pimm
By Aaron Plein, PABU
San Francisco

Desierto Amarillo
By Takuma Watanabe, Martinys
NYC

Martini
by Vlad Novikov, SilverLyan
Washington D.C.

Highball
Created by Vlad Novikov, SilverLyan
Washington D.C.

Old Fashioned
By Vlad Novikov, Silver Lyan
Washington D.C.

Mugi Cocktail
Created by Caer Maiko, Daijoubu

Triptych
By Julia Momose, Bar Kumiko
Chicago

Hanamizaké Martini
Created by Julia Momose, Bar Kumiko
Chicago

The Yakuza 7.4
Created by Aaron Plein, PABU
San Francisco