I’m calling this month’s Mixology Monday entry the Sillke Water.  If you’re new to MxMo, it is a monthly event where mixologist from around the world wide web contribute drinks related to a theme.  This month’s theme: vermouth.

A great many drinks involve vermouth, and I have actually written previously about the value of using vermouth as a base for cocktails.  Additionally, many of the drinks I have already posted involve vermouth.  For my entry, I wanted to create something quick and totally different from my previous posts.

I spent the past Saturday on the New York Junior League house tour, which involved a visit to Marco Pasanella and Rebecca Robertson’s amazing home, located above their even more amazing wine store.  In addition to wine, they also has a great selection of some premium cocktail ingredients (e.g., Dolin vermouth and Dutch Genever).  In addition to these goodies, I picked up some sake.

The sake became my focal ingredient, but I also have some freshly-infused dill vodka.  I suspected that dill would go well with sake, and it turned out that I was right.   The result is a drink that comes across as watery and light, but that washes over the tongue with surprising complexity and a subtle finish.

Ingredients

1 sake

3/4 dill vodka

splash dry vermouth

dash maraschino liqueur

drop lemon bitters

Combine the ingredients in a shaker and shake.  I’m not too sure if shaking is good for sake, but I like the drink up with some ice floating on top….  Garnish with a cherry.

Photo credit: EE

This is our dog, Dahlia.  She knows what weekdays were intended for (she spends hours in this position on my couch – I spend them at work).

Don’t give in to a case of the Mondays.