Not Your Sushi Joint Sake

Most of us are familiar with Sake only when it's being "bombed" into a beer, or being served warm with your California roll, but Sake is reinventing itself!

The ancient drink is showing up more and more in posh restaurants and night clubs, and is taking on a new flare! TY KU sake brand serves up a variety of sake based liqueurs, all of which have fewer calories per serving then traditional vodka and rum and range from 40-50 proof.

The TY KU liqueur (the green bottle above) combines soft citrus, fresh melon, tea, botanicals and a hint of ginger. YUM!

Here are a few options I found that sound delicious and are all 100 calories or under! That being said, if you are looking for a wild night out on the town you will have to drink more of this stuff to get that loving feeling, which will wind up balancing out those calories you saved. If you're in the mood for just a few cocktails however, this is definitely the better way to go.

Using unsweetened green tea this Tokyo Tea cocktail is 69 calories!











Another great way to use Sake is as a substitute for wine in your next sangria. Pour Sake over fruits like green apples and fresh pears, then mash up the fruit and strain the liquid and fruit mixture into a pitcher or glass, voila!

For more info on TY KU and their award winning Sake visit their site. A bottle of this stuff runs you about$25 and up.