I made a sake cocktail

A bottle of sake left over from a friend's place had been sitting in my fridge for a while. I usually prefer drinking sake straight and had never mixed it into anything before, but it had been open way too long, so I decided to turn it into a cocktail for the first time.

I made a "Marine Delight." Looking it up, it turns out bartender Kazuo Ueda created it to commemorate the launch of the cruise ship Shin Nippon Maru — deliberately kept low in alcohol so you could drink it on deck in the sea breeze.

Sake	30ml
Cointreau	10ml
Blue Curaçao	10ml
Grapefruit juice	40ml
Technique	Shake
Glass	Champagne flute
Ice	None in the glass (shaker only)
ABV	Medium (9–24%)
My rating	★★★★★

The method is simple.

1. Add ice and all the ingredients to a shaker
2. Shake well
3. Pour into the glass without ice

It comes out a sea-like turquoise blue, which looks pretty striking. I've had cocktails before that looked great but didn't taste like much, so I was half-skeptical taking the first sip — but it was better than I expected. I figured the Cointreau and blue curaçao would bring a sharp citrus bitterness, but it turned out completely mellow instead. The sake's sweetness came through clearly, in a good way I didn't see coming.

Next time I open a bottle of sake, I'll probably make this again.