5 from 3 votes
Green Tea Saketini: a Green Tea Cocktail
This Green Tea Saketini is a Green Tea Cocktail inspired by a vodka martini with tea-infused sake in place of dry vermouth. It's a sophisticated, tea-flavored cocktail that's perfect before dinner or your favorite Asian-inspired meals.
Prep Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
1
Calories:
169 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 ounce sake Junmai type works well, 30 milliliters
- 1 bag green tea
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 cucumber for garnish, slice
Instructions
- Add the tea bag to the sake in a clean glass jar or a cocktail shaker and infuse for one to three hours.
- Discard the tea bag and combine the vodka and green tea-infused sake in a cocktail shaker with ice. Stir until chilled, then strain into a coupe or martini glass and garnish with the cucumber.
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Notes
- The green tea can be infused into the sake for one to three hours, depending on your preference for the strength of the green tea flavor in your cocktail.
- You can infuse more than one ounce for more green tea cocktails. Store the green tea-infused sake in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Tasters preferred the two to one ratio and vodka in this saketini over gin. Please feel free to vary these to your taste. If using gin, I would recommend a cucumber-infused gin like Hendrick's.
Nutrition Information
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
8mg
(0%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
0.04mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 8mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.04mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.