Lychee liqueur: 5 popular brands + 5 cocktail recipes

The Chinese plum (lychee) is a small oval red-pink fruit with a diameter of 2,5 to 3,5 cm, the weight of which does not exceed 20 grams.

In Europe, this fruit was only known in the XNUMXth 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. To date, lychees are grown in China, Japan and most of the countries of Southeast Asia, as well as in Africa and the South States of America.

5 popular brands of Lychee liqueur

  1. Bols Lychee cream liqueur, 17% (Lucas Bols, Netherlands, Amsterdam)

    This is a wonderful liqueur, which is made from blended spirits of 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.

  2. Liqueur Fruko Schulz Lychee, 20% (Fruko Schulz, Czech Republic)

    This drink 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 liquor have earned a large number of awards and medals at various competitions.

  3. Liqueur Joseph Cartron, Lychee, 25% (Joseph Cartron, France, Burgundy)

    Dessert liqueur with French roots, which has a rich and intense exotic fruit flavor. Despite the country of origin, it will perfectly complement Pan-Asian dishes. Liqueur Joseph Cartron Lychee is a high quality sample.

  4. Pages Litchi liqueur, 15% (Pages, France)

    Has a fruity taste and aroma of lychee fruits. The liqueur has a transparent soft color with a slight pink tint. Pages Litchi are used by bartenders to make a variety of cocktails, including Bubble Bath Martini, Dream Daiquiri Meringue, Scarface and many more.

  5. De Kuyper Kwai Feh Lychee cream liqueur, 20% (De Kuyper, Netherlands)

    It is made on the basis of the essence of the Chinese plum (lychee) and has an unusual taste that is a bit like grapes.

How to use Lychee liquor

Lychee liqueur is usually consumed neat with the addition of a few ice cubes or in combination with fruits, ice cream or desserts.

Lychee, like other drinks in this category, is served as a digestif or as part of popular cocktails such as:

Dream Daiquiri Meringue Cocktail

Ingredients

  1. Lychee Liqueur – 5 ml

  2. Golden rum – 25 ml

  3. Limoncello – 15 ml

  4. Lime juice – 15 ml

  5. Sugar syrup – 15 ml

  6. Quail egg white – 25 ml

  7. Cranberries – 20 g

  8. Vanilla sugar – 6 g

  9. Lump ice – 200 g

Method of preparation

  1. Throw ice into a shaker, add lime juice, sugar syrup, lychee liqueur, limoncello and rum.

  2. Shake everything thoroughly and strain the contents of the shaker through a strainer into a pre-chilled champagne saucer.

  3. Kill the cranberries in mashed potatoes with a blender and transfer to a saucer.

  4. Add quail protein, vanilla sugar and whisk until thick.

  5. Decorate the finished cocktail with cranberry foam and sprinkle a little with vanilla sugar.

  6. Then, using a burner, lightly caramelize the sugar.

Love Me Do cocktail

Ingredients

  1. Lychee Liqueur – 10 ml

  2. White rum – 30 ml

  3. Limoncello – 10 ml

  4. Mango juice – 50 ml

  5. Lime juice – 10 ml

  6. Passion fruit – 90 g

  7. Raspberries – 15 g

  8. Lump ice

Method of preparation

  1. Put the passionfruit pulp into a shaker and crush it with a mudler.

  2. Then add ice, lychee liqueur, lime juice, mango juice, white rum and limoncello.

  3. Shake everything thoroughly and pour into a chilled glass through a strainer.

  4. Garnish with raspberries when serving.

Cocktail White and Pepper

Ingredients

  1. Lychee Liqueur – 20 ml

  2. Vodka – 40 ml

  3. Lemon juice – 30 ml

  4. Sugar syrup – 10 ml

  5. Quail egg white – 25 ml

  6. Lychee puree – 60 g

  7. Lychee berries – 15 g

  8. Raspberries – 5 g

  9. Ground black pepper – 1 g

  10. Ice

Method of preparation

  1. Fill a sling glass with ice.

  2. In a shaker mix lychee puree, quail protein, lemon juice, vodka, lychee liqueur, sugar syrup and ice.

  3. Shake and pour the contents of the shaker into the prepared glass through a strainer.

  4. When serving, garnish with raspberries, peeled lychee and a pinch of black pepper.

Cocktail Rouge

Ingredients

  1. Lychee Liqueur – 50 ml

  2. Vanilla vodka – 40 ml

  3. Lemon juice – 15 ml

  4. Raspberry puree – 20 g

  5. Lump ice

Method of preparation

  1. In a shaker shake lemon juice, raspberry puree, lychee liqueur and vodka with ice.

  2. Pour the contents into a pre-chilled martinka using a strainer.

Cocktail Bath Bubble Martini

Ingredients

  1. Lychee Liqueur – 25 ml

  2. Lavender Vodka – 25 ml

  3. Poppy vodka – 25 ml

  4. Rose syrup – 5 ml

  5. Lychee – 120 g

  6. Lecithin – 2 g

  7. Still water – 50 g

  8. Ice

Method of preparation

  1. Fill a shaker with ice, pour in 2 types of vodka and lychee liqueur.

  2. Pour the contents of the shaker through a strainer into a pre-chilled champagne saucer.

  3. Squeeze the juice from the peeled lychee fruits using a juicer.

  4. Pour water, prepared lychee juice, rose syrup into a bowl, add a pinch of lecithin and beat until foamy with a whisk.

  5. When serving, decorate the cocktail with cooked froth.

Relevance: 19.12.2017

Tags: Liqueurs, Pourings, Liqueurs, Brands of liqueurs

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