所作 · How each glass is made
The Rituals
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Ice
One large, clear stone of ice.
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Pour
Whisky and sake. Something bitter, a few drops.
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Stir
Slowly, until it is cold enough.
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Flame
Fire, briefly, over the glass.
The ritual · Kissho
Kissho
Whisky and sake. Fire at the end.
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Bloom
Hibiscus, steeped until it runs crimson.
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Shake
Yuzu gin. Shaken hard, then still.
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Ice
One large stone, set in a tall coupe.
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Finish
A cherry, on steel.
The ritual · Momoyama
Momoyama
Hibiscus and yuzu. A bright edge.
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Jade
Matcha and melon, measured.
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Shake
Hard, ending on three sharp strokes.
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Pour
Into a cold coupe.
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Dust
Matcha, laid over the surface at your table.
The ritual · Geisha
Geisha
Matcha, melon, silk.
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Five
Five spirits, one shaker.
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Shake
Shaken, then poured over ice.
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Float
The sake, last, laid on top.
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Wait
Take your time.
The ritual · Rōnin
Rōnin
Five spirits, and the sake last.
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Fruit
Passionfruit and peach.
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Shake
Shaken light.
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Ice
Long, over ice, in a wide glass.
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Finish
Dried fruit on a stick. A twist.
The ritual · Hane
Hane
Feather-light.
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Blue
The colour of deep water.
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Shake
Shaken until it froths.
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Pour
Poured all at once, to lift the foam.
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Finish
Lemon on the rim.
The ritual · Umi
Umi
Salt, citrus, deep water.
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Choose
One gin, of four.
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Stir
Stirred cold, with sake.
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Pour
Strained twice, served up.
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Finish
A twist, or petals.
The ritual · Sake & Stirred
Sake & Stirred
Your gin, stirred cold, served up.
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Tea
Tea, brewed cold.
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Shake
Shaken with vodka and citrus.
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Pour
Into a cold flute.
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Top
Prosecco, to just below the rim.
The ritual · Ochakai
Ochakai
Tea, under a sparkling top.
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Ice
A tall glass, full of ice.
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Build
Yuzu and gin, built in the glass.
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Fizz
Soda to the top. One stir.
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Finish
A ribbon of cucumber, inside.
The ritual · Shuwa Shuwa
Shuwa Shuwa
Yuzu, and nothing but fizz.
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Lavender
Lavender, at the bottom of the glass.
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Layer
Lemon laid over it, slowly.
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Fizz
Sparkling water down the side. Never stirred.
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Finish
Lemon.
The ritual · Rabendā
Rabendā
Lavender under lemon.
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Ice
A wide glass, full of ice.
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Pour
Bittersweet orange.
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Fizz
Sparkling, then soda.
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Finish
Orange, twisted.
The ritual · Akane
Akane
The reddest thing on the list.
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Ice
A wide glass, full of ice.
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Pour
Bitter orange, deep amber.
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Drops
Three dashes hold it together.
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Finish
Orange, twisted.
The ritual · Daidai
Daidai
Deep amber, bitter-led.
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Cold
A chilled flute.
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Strawberry
Strawberry, cut with lemon and lime.
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Fizz
Sparkling, to the top.
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Finish
Strawberry on the rim.
The ritual · Ichigo
Ichigo
Strawberry, never sweet.
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Brew
Peach, dried in the sun, brewed cold.
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Ice
A tall glass, full of ice.
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Fizz
Soda to the top. One stir.
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Finish
Fresh peach. A sprig of mint.
The ritual · Momo
Momo
Peach, and afternoon light.
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Brew
Hibiscus, brewed cold until crimson.
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Ice
A wide glass, full of ice.
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Fizz
Sparkling, to the top.
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Finish
A dried hibiscus flower.
The ritual · Kurenai
Kurenai
Deep crimson, tart, floral.
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Mint
Mint, slapped between the palms.
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Ice
A wide glass, full of ice.
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Pour
Elderflower and citrus.
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Fizz
Sparkling, then soda.
The ritual · Kasumi
Kasumi
Pale, herbal, mist over the top.
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Ice
A tall glass, full of ice.
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Fruit
Passionfruit and yuzu.
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Fizz
Sparkling, then soda.
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Finish
Dried citrus, dropped inside.
The ritual · Kohaku
Kohaku
Golden, aromatic, never sugary.
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Brew
White tea and cherry, brewed cold.
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Pour
Cherry, almond, citrus.
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Fizz
Soda to the top. One stir.
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Finish
Three cherries on one pick.
The ritual · Sango
Sango
Cherry and almond, coral red.
The rest is
in the glass.