Moto-i's Good Luck Cocktail makes a star out of sake

Drink this and luck will come your way.

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Moto-i
2940 South Lyndale Avenue, Minneapolis
612.821.6262
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With sake finally getting its due, people are realizing all the nuances and subtleties of this beautiful elixir. Moto-i has been at the forefront of the sake scene, as the first American sake brewery.

While mastering the intricacies of brewing sake, Moto-i is also taking chances by creating sake-based cocktails. Here's one of their best:

The Good Luck Cocktail is made with their Futsuu sake--an unpasteurized variety that is rich and fragrant, full of florals and sweet vanilla. Starting with this lovely base, Moto-i adds fresh berry puree (on this day it was strawberry), mint, and lemon to create a cocktail reminescent of a mojito, but ending on a bright sake note.

This drink got better as it sat, the ice-melt combining with the mint and infusing the drink with a deeper flavor. Another perfect summer treat.