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COMPONENT FLIGHTS TO START BRIGHT LIGHT & SUPPLE PROVOCATIVE & SPIRITUOUS SPIRITFREES

COMPONENT FLIGHTS

Within these flights are cocktails, each an interpretation of a classic cocktail, developed from Julia’s tasting notes of the Japanese saké which is featured in and alongside each drink. Cocktail Component Flights are a nod to the creative process, a celebration of Japanese ingredients, and chance for you to fall in love with Japanese saké.

Nikka Coffey Vodka, and Kumiko's Shio-kōji Cucumber Olive Brine

OLIVE MARTINI

Kawatsuru ‘Olive’ Junmai Ginjo, Hakutake Ginrei Shiro Rice Shōchū,

Nikka Coffey Vodka, and Kumiko's Shio-kōji Cucumber Olive Brine

$25

+Highlighting the fruity side of olives and rice with a unique nihonshu from Kagawa on Shikoku Island, which is made with yeast from local Sanuki Olives. Ginrei rice shōchū brings a pleasant floral tone while Nikka Coffey Vodka provides rounded body.

$25

$21

MOONRISE DAIQUIRI

Fukucho ‘Moon on Water’ Junmai Ginjo, Hoshinomura Hōjicha, Ten to One Rum, Demerara, Lime, and Bolivian Cola Bitters

$21

‘Pineapple, cantalopue, fennel, papaya, lime’ were Julia’s tasting notes when she first tasted Miho Imada’s transportative junmai ginjo. She immediately wrote ‘DAIQUIRI’ next to the notes. That moment inspired this entire series of Component Flights.

Riesling, Absinthe

BERMUTTO SAZERAC

Tsutsumi Bermutto, Suntory Whisky Toki,

Riesling, Absinthe

$28

+A bright, light take on the classic with Bermutto -- a unique aperitif from Kumamoto made with saké and rice shochu infused with kabosu, yomogi, sansho, and yuzu.

$28

TO START

There is a phrase or an ideology that crosses over the drinking cultures of Japan and the West. It is the notion of ‘toriaezu’ or in English, ‘first of all’ or, ‘to start.’ In Europe, there is an entire category which we know as apéritif and aperitivo cultures. This is the first drink in your hand. It is the go-to drink. The thing you don’t have to think too much about.

$17

HIGHBALL

Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky, paired with our Club Soda Blend

$17

LEMON TOGARASHI CHŪ-HI

Iichiko Silhouette Shōchū, Citrus Cordial, Japanese Seven Spice, paired with Kumiko Club Soda

$17

$16

UMEBOSHI CHŪ-HI

Munemasa Mizunomai Green Tea Shōchū, Shiso-pickled Umé, Sesame, Sparkling Umé Juice

$16

$17

MOONSTONE VODKA SODA

Suntory Haku Rice Vodka, Banks 5 Island Rum, Sparkling Fuji Apple Juice

$17

$25

GIN AND TONIC

Komasa Komikan Gin, Basil Shrub paired with Top Note Tonic

$25

HIGHBALL NO, 7

Kitaya Yame 10yr Japanese Whisky, Kitsukura Soba Shochu, Oka Kura Japanese Bermutto paired with Top Note Club Soda and Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic

Sparkling Pear Cider paired with Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic

SHERRY AND TONIC

Valdespino Inocente Fino Sherry, Celery, Eric Bordelet

Sparkling Pear Cider paired with Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic

$16

$13

CAMPARI SODA

Julia’s Campari Soda recipe from her book, The Way of the Cocktail

$13

$27

GIN SPRITZ

Ki No Bi and Nikka Coffey Gin Blend, Pineau de Charentes and Gentian, paired with Brut Champagne

$27

BRIGHT LIGHT & SUPPLE

$21

WALK SOFTLY

Suntory Haku Rice Vodka, Tsukasabotan Yamayuzu Shibori Yuzushu, Dolin Dry Vermouth, and Brut Champagne

$21

bright and beautiful with a hint of bubbly

$18

SEA FLOWER

Nikka Coffey Gin, Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambéry, Yuzu Koshō, Kabosu Juice, and Lime

$18

zesty. served on the rocks with a rim of ‘ocean dust’

$20

CLOUD HOPPER

Chiyonosono Rice Shōchū, Fidencio 'Clasico' Mezcal, Seasonal Fruit, Green Cardamom, Oat Milk, Yakult and Lemon

$20

buoyant, colorful, rich, and fruity

$23

TRIPTYCH

Kokuryu Kuzuryu Junmai, Tenshi no Yuwaku Imo Shochu, Nanbu Bijin Umeshu, Marie Duffau Napoleon Armagnac, and Purple Sweet Potato Vinegar

$23

neither a martini nor a manhattan, but equally silky and satisfying

PROVOCATIVE & SPIRITUOUS

YAMAZAKI VIEUX CARRÉ 50.

Suntory Yamazaki 12yr Japanese Single Malt Whisky, Bas Armagnac, Oloroso Sherry, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Bénédictine D.O.M., Peychaud’s Bitters, and Angostura Bitters

+a classic reimagined: rare Japanese whisky, subtle nuances

$21

NEW WAVE

Akashi Japanese Whisky, Pineau des Charentes Rouge, Verjus Blanc, Chiyonosono ‘8,000 Generations’ Rice Shōchū, Mugicha, and Combier Kümmel Caraway Liqueur

$21

nostalgia to some: the flavors of Japanese curry rice

$21

LEGENT MANHATTAN

Legent Bourbon, Kamoizumi Umeshu, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Bénédictine D.O.M., Peychaud’s Bitters, and Angostura Bitters

$21

dark red fruit, baking spices and whiskey, served with a cherry

$23

OLD FASHIONED

Mars Whisky ‘Iwai Tradition,’ Nadeshiko Mugi Shochu, Fernando de Castilla ‘Antique’ Palo Cortado Sherry, and Angostura Bitters

$23

sherry notes next to robust barley and delicate spice

$20

OKAWARI OLD FASHIONED

have another, on the same ice

$20

UMÉ BOULEVARDIER

Mars Whisky ‘Iwai 45,’ Campari Bitter, Mito no Kairakuen 5 YR Uméshu, and Cocchi Americano Rosa

$20

red and bitter with a kiss of bright stone fruit

SPIRITFREES

For when you are not drinking alcohol. A spiritfree, as defined by Julia in her Spiritfree Manifesto of 2017, is any variety of stimulating nonalcoholic mixed drink made of diverse and distinct ingredients.

$16

SAVED BY THE BELL

Sanshō, Yarrow Flower, Cubeb Pepper, Yellow Mustard Seed, Kinmokusei, and Sparkling Fuji Apple Juice

$16

orange, herbaceous and zesty

$15

UMÉBOSHI SWIZZLE

Shiso-pickled Umé, Brown Rice Vinegar, Lemon, and Japanese Seven Spice over Crushed Ice

$15

tart, with whispers of salty umami-rich refreshment

$15

BRIGHT ONE

Yuzu Juice, Clover Honey, Seedlip Garden 108, and Q Ginger Beer lively acidity with hints of earth and spice

$15

PEPPERBERRY TONIC

Tasmanian Pepperberry, Sanshō, Angelica Root, Grapefruit, and Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic

$15

aperitivo-red, with a bitter, floral, refreshing finish

$16

REMEDY

Kinmokusei, Fennel Seed, Angelica, and Top Note Gentiana Tonic Water

$16

honeyed, yet refreshing, bitter, and elegant

$16

PROTEA

Adzuki, Purple Sweet Potato Vinegar, Seedlip Spice 94, Verjus Rouge, Fever-Tree Club Soda, and Top Note Tonic

$16

subtly piquant with rounded verdant tones