Sakura Breeze

@lalascocktailblog Sakura Breeze 🌸🍹 Cherry blossom season is just around the corner! If you’re looking for a floral cocktail, Sakura Breeze is the perfect choice. This light and refreshing drink highlights the delicate flavor of cherry blossoms (sakura), blended with smooth shochu (or vodka) for a serene sip of spring. Elegant, aromatic, and beautifully balanced—like petals floating in the breeze. Ingredients: • 0.5-1 tsp sakura extract or sakura syrup (depends how floral you like it) • 2 oz shochu (or 1.5 oz shochu & 0.5 oz vodka) • Optional: splash of lemon juice • Optional: ice cube and pickled cherry blossom . . . #drinkrecipes #cocktails #drinks #cocktailrecipeideas #sanjose #mixology #cocktailideas #sakura #cherryblossomcocktail #sakuracocktail #springcocktail #pinkcocktail #floraldrinks #floral #sweet #floralcocktail #sakuradrink #cherryblossom #shochu #floral #cherryblossoms #cherryblossomseason #cherryblossomdrink #さくら #桜 #桜カクテル ♬ Anxiety - Doechii

If you're looking for a floral cocktail, Sakura Breeze is the perfect choice. This cherry blossom cocktail is a light and refreshing drink that highlights the delicate flavor of cherry blossoms (sakura), blended with smooth shochu (or vodka) for a serene sip of spring. Elegant, aromatic, and beautifully balanced—like petals floating in the breeze.

Ingredients:

• 0.5-1 tsp sakura extract or sakura syrup (depends how floral you like it)

• 2 oz shochu (or 1.5 oz shochu & 0.5 oz vodka) - I used iichiko shochu

• Optional: splash of lemon juice

• Optional: ice cube and pickled cherry blossom

Instructions:

1. In a shaker, combine shochu (or shochu and vodka), sakura concentrate.

2. Put in an ice cube and shake for a few seconds.

3. Put a big ice cube into the glass.

4. Pour in the mixture.

5. Optional: Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice on top.

6. Optional: garnish a pickled cherry blossom.

Be sure to explore more pages on my website and follow me on social media for even more delicious recipes to try!