Drink: Sho chiku bai sparkling mio sparkling sake and hakutsuru juicy yuzu. • Tempura lamb paillard – grilled banana, habanero, arugula. Drink: Kikusui junmai ginjo.

I've found that I'm one of those who prefers sweeter sakes, so I took to the Sho Chiku Bai nigori sake like a duck to water and found myself at Spec's the next week looking for something similar ...

A seductively oily-smooth sake that hails from California ...

If the sake is junmai, however, no alcohol will have been added. Ginjo and daiginjo sakes may also have added alcohol, unless they are labeled junmai ginjo or junmai daiginjo.

Then there's the Great Tea Cocktail, which uses Sho Chiku Bai, Hana Lychee-infused sake and green tea simple syrup to create a sweet, exotic and wholly original flavor.