Easy 5-minute. Lychee Cranberry Gin Cocktail
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Easy 5-minute. Lychee Cranberry Gin Cocktail
Description
The Easy 5-minute Lychee Cranberry Gin Cocktail features lychee juice from canned lychees combined with cranberry juice, gin, and carbonated water to create a refreshingly fruity mixed drink. Shaking the mixture with ice chills and blends the ingredients evenly, resulting in a light and crisp texture enhanced by the bubbles from the soda water. Optional garnishes of fresh mint, cranberries, and lychee pieces contribute subtle aroma and visual appeal. The recipe's adjustability in juice and gin quantities allows for tailoring the strength and tartness to personal preference.
This cocktail serves well chilled on its own or as a light, fruity complement alongside light appetizers. The combination of botanicals from the gin and sweetness from the lychee offers an inviting balance, suitable as a casual evening beverage. Its straightforward ingredients and brief preparation time make it accessible for quick mixing without complexity.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup lychee juice from canned lychee
- ⅔ cup cranberry juice
- ⅔ cup carbonated water
- 6 ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon gin add more if desired for a stronger alcohol taste
Optional Garnish:
- mint fresh
- cranberries
- lychee canned
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, lychee juice from canned lychee, cranberry juice, gin and carbonated water.
- Seal your shaker and give it a good shake. Feel free to add more cranberry juice, lychee juice or gin to taste according to your liking, this drink is easily adjustable!
- Pour into a glass. Garnish with fresh cranberries and lychee (from the can) skewered with a cocktail pick and fresh mint. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1glass
Amount Per Serving
Calories 159 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 159kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 329mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 78IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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