Hot Spirits: Christmas Recipes for Healthier Holidays, TY KU Sake

By April MacIntyre Dec 17, 2010, 2:16 GMT

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Sake in mixed drinks? Affirmative, and we have some delicious holiday drinks under 100 calores for you mixologists to try out.  They are really tasty and we are partial to the TY KU Gingerbread man. Recipe below. 

With Christmas holidays now here, you can serve a healthier alternative to hard liquor with TY KU Asian Wine & Spirits and create their famous Under 100 Calorie Cocktails. 

TY KU's award-winning sake and soju has been marketed out of the sushi restaurants and is a hot drink in bars across the country.  The bottles are striking too, more geometric and squared than traditional Sake bottles.

TY KU Sake Black:  The purest alcoholic beverage on the planet made of 4 all-natural ingredients rice, water, yeast, and koji and free of gluten, tannins, and sulfites.

TY KU Sake White:  A rare special designation Junmai Daiginjo (less than 3% of all sakes reach this classification) and ultra premium sake which is the most awarded sake in the world.

TY KU Soju:   Vodka alternative with 40% less calories and natural flavor catalyst instead of added flavors and sugars. 

TY KU Liqueur:   Low sugar, low carb alcohol option with a soju base infused with health-boosting superfruits and antioxidant ingredients: yuzu, mangosteen, goji berry, honeydew, green tea, ginseng, giving you a crisp citrus taste, offering a potent source of potassium, cholesterol reducers, vitamins B, C and E, and energy enhancers.

Celebrity fans of TY KU include Jay-Z, Gisele Bündchen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jessica Biel, Jeremy Piven, Jamie Foxx, John Mayer, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Simpson, Bon Jovi, and Michael Phelps.

Holiday Cocktails