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121 SAKURA MARO

Whole Circle of Sakura Cherry in a Bottle

40.0% vol

100ml ¥2,750 Out of Stock
500ml ¥11,000 Out of Stock

Amaro is a bitter-sweet liqueur that has been drunk in Italy for a long time and is made by steeping various plants and fruits in alcohol. It is popular as a medicinal herbal drink to be drunk before or after meals, and as an essential bitter ingredient in cocktails.

I thought I would try making this amaro using all the cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms harvested last spring are salted and dried to bring out a coumarin scent reminiscent of sakura mochi, and then soaked in spirits along with the bark of thinned mitosaya cherry trees, before being distilled.

It is made from naturally grown, traditionally sun-dried Pakistani royal cherries, which are infused in the soy sauce to give it a deep red colour and bittersweet flavour.

To adjust the alcohol content, we used tea made from the Sakurakemushi caterpillar, also known as Monkuroshachihoko, a caterpillar that lives on cherry trees, given to us by ANTCICADA . We steeped the droppings of Sakurakemushi, a caterpillar that only eats cherry leaves, in hot water to extract a refined tea that allows you to enjoy the scent and color of cherry blossoms.

The final sweetener is spring honey made from nectar harvested during cherry blossom season.

The bark, flowers, and fruit of the cherry tree, as well as the droppings and honey that insects and bees ingest and digest after ingesting them, create a cherry blossom amaro that gives a sense of the cycle of cherry blossoms.

Aromas of American cherry, milk chocolate, wafer, etc. With its mild sweetness and bitterness, it is recommended not only straight, but also with soda and in cocktails.

specification

Product: Liqueur Ingredients: Rice spirits (domestic production), cherry bark, flowers (from Chiba Prefecture), dried cherries (from Pakistan / Ambessa), honey, cherry caterpillar droppings Alcohol content: 40%
Capacity: 110ml/500ml
Artwork: Sam Gendel / Marcela Citrinovich

Limit two items per product (size) per person.

Amaro is a sweet and bitter liqueur made by macerating various plants and fruits in alcohol. It is commonly drunk before or after meals as a medicinal herbal drink, and is also an indispensable bitter flavor in cocktails.

We decided to make this amaro with all cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms harvested last spring were salted and dried to extract the coumarin flavor, then macerated and distilled in spirits along with the bark of the thinned mitosaya cherry trees.

Pakistani dried royal cherries, naturally grown and sun-dried in a traditional process under the supervision of AMBESSA, are soaked to add a deep red color and a sweet-bitter flavor.

To adjust the alcohol content, we used tea made from the cherry bark beetle, or Monchroshachihoko, a caterpillar of cherry trees, which was shared with us by ANTCICADA. The feces of the cherry caterpillar, which eats only cherry leaves, is steeped in hot water to extract a refined tea with the aroma and color of cherry blossoms.

Finally, added as sweetness is spring honey derived from cherry blossom nectar.

The bark, flowers, and fruit of the cherry tree, and the feces and honey from the insects and bees that digested them in their bodies. The result is a cherry blossom amaro that evokes the circle of cherry blossoms.

Aromas of American cherries, milk chocolate, and wafers. It has a mild sweetness and bitterness, and is recommended for soda and cocktails.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type: Liqueur
Ingredients: rice spirits, cherry bark, flowers, berries, honey, cherry pest poo
Alcohol content: 40%.
Yeast: Natural yeast
Volume: 110ml/500ml
Artwork: Sam Gendel / Marcella Cytrynowicz

Purchase quantity is limited to two items per product, per size.

Size 100ml 500ml