Lychee liqueur: 5 popular brands + 5 cocktail recipes
Chinese plum (lychee) is a small oval fruit of red-pink color with a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 cm, weighing no more than 20 grams.
In Europe, this fruit was discovered only in the XVII century, it was first described in his book by the Spanish writer Gonzalez de Mendoza. He wrote that lychee fruits are somewhat reminiscent of plums. Today, lychee is grown in China, Japan and most countries of Southeast Asia, as well as in Africa and the Southern states of America.
5 popular brands of Lychee liqueur
Bols Lychee cream liqueur, 17% (Lucas Bols, the Netherlands, Amsterdam)
This is a wonderful liqueur made from blended alcohol from the Bols Royal winery. The liqueur is filled with an incredible aroma with notes of exotic lychee fruit and has a soft and velvety taste of the same fruit.
Fruko Schulz Lychee liqueur, 20% (Fruko Schulz, Czech Republic)
This drink has managed to win the recognition of the whole world, because its light, refreshing, mild taste and aroma simply cannot leave anyone indifferent. And cocktails based on this liqueur have earned a large number of awards and medals at various competitions.
Joseph Cartron, Lychee liqueur, 25% (Joseph Cartron, France, Burgundy)
Dessert liqueur with French roots, which has a rich and intense taste of exotic fruit. Despite the country of origin, it will perfectly complement Pan-Asian dishes. Jochen Cartron Lychee liqueur is a model of high quality.
Pages Litchi liqueur, 15% (Pages, France)
It has a fruity taste and aroma of lychee fruit. The liqueur has a transparent soft color with a slight pink tint. Pages Litchi is used by bartenders to make a variety of cocktails, including: "Martini Bubble Bath", "Dream Daiquiri Meringue", "Scarface" and many others.
De Kuyper Kwai Feh Lychee cream liqueur, 20% (De Kuyper, the Netherlands)
It is made on the basis of the essence of Chinese plum (lychee) and has an unusual taste, which is slightly reminiscent of grapes.
How to drink Lychee liqueur
Lychee liqueur is usually consumed neat with a few ice cubes or in combination with fruit, ice cream or desserts.
Lychee, like other drinks from this category, is served as a digestif or as part of popular cocktails, such as:
Dream Daiquiri meringue cocktail
Ingredients
Lychee liqueur - 5 ml
Golden rum - 25 ml
Limoncello - 15 ml
Lime juice - 15 ml
Sugar syrup - 15 ml
Quail egg white - 25 ml
Cranberries - 20 g
Vanilla sugar - 6 g
Ice lumps - 200 g
Method of preparation
Put ice in a shaker, add lime juice, sugar syrup, lychee liqueur, limoncello and rum.
Shake everything thoroughly and strain the contents of the shaker into a pre-chilled champagne saucer through a strainer.
Mash the cranberries with a blender and transfer to a saucer.
Add quail egg white, vanilla sugar and whisk until thick foam.
Garnish the finished cocktail with cranberry foam and sprinkle with vanilla sugar.
Then lightly caramelize the sugar with a burner.
Love Me Do cocktail
Ingredients
Lychee liqueur - 10 ml
White rum - 30 ml
Limoncello - 10 ml
Mango juice - 50 ml
Lime juice - 10 ml
Passion fruit - 90 g
Raspberries - 15 g
Lumpy ice
The method of preparation
Put the passion fruit pulp in a shaker and muddle it with a muddler.
Then add ice, lychee liqueur, lime juice, mango juice, white rum and limoncello.
Shake everything thoroughly and pour into a chilled glass through a strainer.
Garnish with raspberries when serving.
White and pepper cocktail
Ingredients
Lychee liqueur - 20 ml
Vodka - 40 ml
Lemon juice - 30 ml
Sugar syrup - 10 ml
Quail egg white - 25 ml
Lychee puree - 60 g
Lychee berries - 15 g
Raspberries - 5 g
Ground black pepper - 1 g
Ice
The method of preparation
Fill a sling glass with ice.
Mix lychee puree, quail egg white, lemon juice, vodka, lychee liqueur, sugar syrup and ice in a shaker.
Shake and pour the contents of the shaker into a prepared glass through a strainer.
Garnish with raspberries, peeled lychee fruit and a pinch of ground black pepper when serving.
Cocktail Rouge
Ingredients
Lychee liqueur - 50 ml
Vanilla vodka - 40 ml
Lemon juice - 15 ml
Raspberry puree - 20 g
Ice in lumps
The method of preparation
Shake lemon juice, raspberry puree, lychee liqueur and vodka with ice in a shaker.
Pour the contents into a pre-chilled martini glass with a strainer.
Cocktail Bath of martini bubbles
Ingredients
Lychee liqueur - 25 ml
Lavender vodka - 25 ml
Poppy seed vodka - 25 ml
Rose syrup - 5 ml
Lychee - 120 g
Lecithin - 2 g
Still water - 50 g
Ice
The method of preparation
Fill a shaker with ice, pour in 2 types of vodka and lychee liqueur.
Pour the contents of the shaker into a pre-chilled champagne saucer through a strainer.
Squeeze the juice from the peeled lychee fruit with a juicer.
Pour water, prepared lychee juice, rose syrup into a bowl, add a pinch of lecithin and whisk until foamy with a whisk.
When serving, garnish the cocktail with the prepared foam.
Update: 19.12.2017
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures