Lychee Martini

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 2

Total Time: 4

Servings: people

Lychee Martini is so yummy! Strange to use the term yummy for a martini; however, once you try this recipe, I know you will mutter the same words

Ingredients

6 ounces vodka
1 ounce Grand Marnier
1½ ounces lychee syrup
4 lychees , for garnish

US - Metric

Instructions

Place your martini glasses in the freezer a couple of minutes before serving, optional.
In a martini shaker, add the vodka, Grand Marnier, and lychee syrup, and fill with ice cubes. Shake vigorously for a couple of seconds.
Pour into 2 martini glasses and garnish with two lychees per glass.

Equipment

Notes

Do you not have a martini shaker? Use a jar with a seal-tight top.

Unlike many cocktails, there’s no need to use simple syrup. The lychee syrup is quite sweet and adds a wonderful flavor to the drink.
If you want a more spirit-forward cocktail, remove the lychees from their natural juice and store them submerged in vodka or gin for a couple of days. Resist the temptation to overindulge!
Use ice cubes, not crushed ice, when shaking all the ingredients. When shaken, ice cubes will give it that coldness you want. The crushed ice will dilute your drink.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes with no room for them to move around. If the ice cubes move around too much when you shake them, you will lose ice fragments to your drinks, which will water them down.
Place your martini glasses inside the freezer for a few minutes before serving. The cold glass is always welcome but not necessary.
The lychee fruit is delicious every way you choose to serve it in your cocktail. Either drop two in your glass before filling it. Or use a cocktail pick to pass them through, then place them over the rim or inside your drink. Whatever you do, enjoy them.

With all alcoholic beverages, please use them in moderation and do not drink and drive.

Serve this drink at holiday parties or any time throughout the year. If you are planning a festive cocktail menu, my easy Champagne cocktail for holiday parties gives your guests a bubbly alternative.

Nutrition

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.