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Lychee Martini

A martini glass filled with a clear lychee cocktail against a black background, garnished with two lychees on a red cocktail pick
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Prep
2 min
Yield
Serves 1
Difficulty
easy

The sweet, juicy Chinese lychee fruit is one of our favorites, and for that reason we planted a lychee tree in our front yard several years ago. Even though we had to fend off hungry birds and dog walkers, we enjoyed these fruits for many years. It just so happens that this week I received a cocktail shaker set from a good friend (thanks, Sam!), which perfectly coincided with our intention to make a cocktail for this week’s recipe. The lychee martini is a favorite amongst our aunts and cousins and has recently become very popular in Miami.

Overhead view of the lychee martini showing the lychee garnish floating in the glass

Ingredients

  • Ice cubes
  • 2 parts vodka
  • 1 part lychee juice (from can of lychees)
  • Splash of vermouth or St. Germain elderflower liqueur
  • Fresh or canned lychees, peeled and pitted

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker add ice, vodka, lychee juice, and vermouth or St. Germain.
  2. Shake and pour through a strainer into a martini glass.
  3. Garnish with 2 lychees on a cocktail pick.

Notes

  • Try it with pear vodka!