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Lychee Martini

A lightly floral sipper that's best served icy cold. Stuff your lychee with a maraschino cherry for spooky eyeball garnish for Halloween.

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1
Calories: 142 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

FOR LYCHEES:
  • 20 ounce can lychees in syrup
FOR ONE LYCHEE MARTINI:
  • 1 ounce lychee syrup
  • 1 ounce vodka
  • ½ ounce dry vermouth
  • ¼ ounce Elderflower liquor such as St. Germaine or Côte Jolie
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • 1 lychee pitted
  • Maraschino cherries optional (for Halloween eyeballs)
FOR A SMALL PITCHER OF MARTINIS:
  • 9 ounces vodka (1 cup + 2 tablespoons)
  • 9 ounces lychee syrup (1 cup + 2 tablespoons)
  • 4 ½ ounces dry vermouth (1/2 cup + 1.25 tablespoons)
  • 2 ¼ ounces Elderflower liquor
  • 1 ½ ounces lemon juice
  • lychees (and/or lychee eyeballs) for garnish

Instructions

FOR EACH LYCHEE MARTINI:
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  1. You'll need 1.5 ounces of lychee syrup for each martini. Set a strainer over a bowl or glass measuring cup and pour the lychees through the strainer. Reserve the syrup for the cocktail. (NOTE: One can of lychees should yield about 1 1/3 cups of lychee juice).
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the vodka, dry vermouth and lychee syrup to the shaker. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 30 seconds, until the outside of the shaker is very frosty.
  3. Strain the cocktail into a coupe glass and garnish with a whole lychee fruit.
FOR HALLOWEEN LYCHEE MARTINI:
  1. For Halloween, cut a maraschino cherry in half and gently press it into the lychee, to resemble an eyeball. Skewer the "eyeball" with a cocktail pick and slip it into the martini. If you're hosting a party, you might want to pre-assemble the lychee and maraschino skewers next to a pitcher of pre-mixed martinis.
FOR A PITCHER OF MARTINIS (22.5 OUNCES - 6 SERVINGS)
  1. Combine the ingredients in a pitcher and refrigerate for several hours or until very cold.
  2. Assemble 9 of the lychee eyeballs (if they're for Halloween) and skewer them with a cocktail pick. Serve eyeballs alongside the chilled pitcher of lychee martinis with coupe or martini glasses.

Nutrition Information

Calories 142kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Sodium 1mg (0%) Potassium 48mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin C 20mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 142

% Daily Value*

Calories 142kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Potassium 48mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin C 20mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.