With the sweet taste of grape, strawberry and melon, lychees are so unique and so wonderful. So how better to enjoy them than mixed with more lychee and a bit of vodka to create the seriously drinkable Lychee Martini.
Lychee Martinis are perfect for a girls night in. Sweet enough, but with a hint of lemon, you can sit at kitchen bar and imagine you are in a posh hotel in your LBD, but with the advantage of hanging with your girlfriends in yoga pants and thick socks….Don’t judge me it is cold here!! 😉
We have been drinking a lot of martinis recently!
Mostly because as few weeks ago I went out for a delicious lunch with my girl friends. Seriously it was the best!!! I had a prawn gnocchi dish that was amazing. I didn’t share a single bite! I want to try and recreate it, so if I can get it perfect it might end up on the blog…..Either way I’ll have run trying 😉
So after being a food scrounge, I graciously opted in to the dessert sharing. 5 desserts…5 girlfriends…..best of everything!!!!
But to finish up the meal, we hit the martini list! I came home, via the bottle shop and stocked up on a few ingredients, I had plans for espresso martinis and turkish delight martinis. But! Lychee liqueur was on special, so it made it to my trolley! And then whilst at Bunbury Farmers Market I got a great deal on lychees!! It was serendipitous!!! Lychee martinis had to be first on the list!
I love love love lychee martinis!!!!!! Sweet, tropical and very very drinkable!!!! I stress this one – VERY drinkable! Please drink with care. I promise you that after a triple batch of these the world seems brighter and funnier but the morning feels earlier, harder and very very headachy!!! 😳
I have given quantities for what most people would class as enough for 4 people, but I have extra large martini glasses!!!!!
Cheers xx
P.S if you love a martini then check out my Cherrytini, or Cotton Candy Martini, or for something more savoury try my Spiced Capsicum Martini. (can you tell I love martinis???)
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Lychee Martini
Ingredients
- 45 ml /1.5floz lychee liqueur
- 90 ml /3floz vodka
- 60 ml /2floz lychee syrup - See notes
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice (depending on how sweet you like your cocktails)
Instructions
- Measure everything into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake well for 20 seconds.
- Pour through a strainer and serve garnished with a lychee
Recipe Notes
I use the syrup drained from a tin of lychees
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Michelle Hoban says
What food would you pair with a Lychee Martini?
Claire McEwen says
Hi Michelle,
I would serve them with pre-dinner nibbles. Probably Indian or Asian inspired hors-d’oeuvres as the sweetness would work well against the spice and saltiness.
They are also great towards the end of a party instead of a dessert platter 😀
Sarah @ Tomfo says
I’m adding this one to your Cherrytini, will be a fabulous party with these drinks, thanks Claire x
Claire McEwen says
With a few testers before the party? 😉 x
Dorothy Dunton says
Hi Claire! I have not had lychees in forever! I’m so glad you used vodka and not gin…I am not a fan of gin. Gary is a martini purist, it must be gin with a hint of vermouth. Not me, I go for a vodka martini every time! I love that everyone ordered a different dessert for sharing! That’s what we do with the entire meal when we are out with friends or family!
Claire McEwen says
I love a gin and tonic with a splash of grapefruit 🙂
But when it comes to martinis I am definitely in the vodka camp. (Maybe it is the childhood memories of watching Bond films on a Sunday afternoon!)
I love meals like that. I think that is why tapas and the sharing platters are where my eye starts when I look at a menu. So much better to have a little bit of lots of things 🙂