Strawberry Rose & Rhubarb Sake Cocktail

Ingredients:

Rhubarb Simple Syrup

• 2 cups rhubarb, chopped (About 3 stalks)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• ¼ cup dried rose petals

Cocktail

• 2 strawberries, chopped
• Pinch turbinado or other coarse sugar
• Ice
  
• 1 oz rhubarb syrup, or to taste
• 2 oz sake (we used Hakutsuru Organic Junmai Sake)
• Squeeze of lime, to taste

Instructions:

1. Add rhubarb, sugar, rose petals, and water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. 
2. Remove from heat. Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer. Store in a sealed glass jar in the refrigerator up to a week.
3. Muddle the strawberries with a pinch of sugar in an 8 oz glass until pureed. Add ice, 2 oz rhubarb syrup, 2 oz sake, and a squeeze of lime. Stir well and serve. 

Serves 1

Mocktail:

Omit sake. Top with sparkling water or lemon lime soda.