Jon Marballi has been drinking Sakura Slings (Patreon)

Sakura Sling (The Kazan Room. Kobe, Japan)

1.5 oz Gin

0.75 oz Sakura**

0.75 oz Lime Juice

0.75 oz Pineapple Juice

0.5 oz Grenadine

2 shakes Angostura Bitters

** Sakura is a cherry blossom liqueur from Japan. It's tough to find in the States so I've substituted 0.5 oz of Luxardo Maraschino (a dry cherry liqueur), 3 drops of Orange Flower Water for floral notes, and a pinch of salt, as the original includes a pickled cherry blossom makinging it slightly saline