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    Vegan Japanese Drinks, Cocktails, and Teas

    Every drink here is made for everyday enjoyment, plant-based, simple, and easy to recreate at home. Whether you’re craving a refreshing non-alcoholic drink or a cocktail that captures the balance and simplicity of Japanese flavors, you’ll find inspiration to sip your way through modern home cooking. Bright yuzu cocktails, calming cups of matcha, classic sake and beer, teas, smoothies, Japanese sodas, and mocktails are all here and ready for you to explore. Dive in and discover your next favorite drink.

    If you’re new to Japanese drinks, start with these two reader favorites:

    • Guide to Japanese Beers

    • Top 5 Yuzu Cocktails

     

    • yuzu gin sour in an old fashioned glass on a garden table basking in the sunshine
      Yuzu Gin Sour (Easy Japanese Gin Cocktail Recipe)
    • a close up birdseye view of a yuzu coctail in a martini glass
      Yuzu Gimlet - the perfect yuzu cocktail
    • Yuzu cocktail in a tall glass, garnished with mint and lime.
      Yuzu Mule Cocktail
    • A yuzu martini cocktail, garnished with lemon peel on a garden table in the sunshine.
      Yuzu Martini
    • A birds-eye-view of a glass containing a bright red liquid cocktail, and a golden steel straw, garnished with three fresh green mint leaves.
      Yuzu, Mango and Mint Smoothie Recipe
    • Yuzu Gin Fizz served in an old-fashioned glass over ice, showing a layered rose-to-citrus hue topped with a fresh herb garnish.
      Yuzu Gin Fizz | Vegan Japanese Pink Gin Fizz Cocktail
    • top down view of the finished sake old fashioned
      Sake Old Fashioned (Made with Sake and Bitters)
    • birdseye view of the sake fizz cocktail garnished with lemon slice
      Sake Fizz (Sparkling Sake Vodka Cocktail)
    • Sake sour garnished with cherry, mint and grapefruit on a stripey table cloth
      Spicy Sake Sour (An Easy Japanese Cocktail with a Kick)
    • yuzu cocktails thumbnail poster
      Top 5 Yuzu Cocktails (Japanese Citrus Drinks to Try)
    • japanese beer thumbnail
      The Ultimate Guide to the Best Japanese Beers
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