Love in Lychee
When in doubt, pick some lychees and mix them into your cocktail this month: a lychee rum cocktail for date night.
When in doubt pick some lychees and mix them with your cocktail this month...
The sweet lychee and liquor is a good combination for a date night, it’s not just the sweet taste that enhances this perfect cocktail but also the addition of bitters makes it quite experimental! We are going to add few things to this cocktail that you might not have tried before but believe me, you will be impressed once you give it a shot.
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Before starting with the recipe for this delicious cocktail, let’s share some health benefits of having this fleshy fruit. Firstly, it’s good for your skin, and it helps in digestion and also speeds up your weight loss process. It came to India around 18th century through Burma and since then it has been loved and relished by people of all age groups.
Ingredients
Coconut rum or any (white) rum of your choice – 60ml
Lychee liqueur – 30ml
Lychee juice or naturally squeezed lychee
A pinch of salt
Sugar – ½ spoon
Strawberry
Green curaçao or bitters
How to prepare
Start by pouring the rum into a cocktail glass and put some ice into it.
Add a little lychee liqueur and some natural lychee juice. Then put less than ½ spoon of sugar and a pinch of salt into the drink.
Put ice in the glass, add strawberry to garnish the sides of the glass and add a little splash of green curaçao to make it look beautiful.
Finally, you can share this sweet and tipsy cocktail with your date!
From the February 2021 issue of L’Officiel India.
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