For the past several months, I’ve been on a quest to try a Lychee martini. I had first read rave reviews about this amazing cocktail and then received an overwhelming testimonial from Janna of jac jewelry as to just how delicious they are. I believe her exact words were “You’ve got to try one ~ NOW!!”
And so I did. The picture is proof ~ it is an “Amici Lychee” from Amici’s Living Room, located in Berkley Michigan.
I must say, locating a venue that serves this fine beverage was a challenge. Many a bartender looked at me as if I was from another planet when I requested it. In case you never heard of one, a lychee is a fruit bearing tree that grows primarily in Asia. The picture shows what the fruit looks like. The drink tasted refreshingly fruity ~ both sweet and a little bit tart. It went down with no problema. So be careful not to overdo it, and make sure you have a DD :)
In case your local drinking hole doesn’t yet have one on their menu, here’s a recipe I found so that you can make one yourself:
Ingredients:
Ice
3 ounces lychee nectar or juice
2 ounces vodka
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons Simple Syrup
Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the lychee nectar, vodka, lemon juice and Simple Syrup and shake well, then strain into a chilled martini glass.
2 comments:
Lychee nectar...that could be why so few bars make this drink. Wonder if you can get this on-line? Everything is available on-line. Sounds yummy though.
Brilliant! Photographs AND a recipe - what more can you ask? I am going to put my husband in charge of these, because I need one ASAP! It has been too long (I think longer than a month - gasp!). You must keep trying them until you find one with a fruit in it. :)
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