Yakuza

    Shake the first five ingredients and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the drop of Swedish bitters.

    Origin: A friend was writing a thriller novel that had to do with the Yakuza and asked me to come up with an original cocktail to include in the book. Apparently, the book also has something to do with stretch marks, and I’m having a hard time reconciling the two ideas. A must-read for that reason alone.

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