Lychee Martini

Recipe By Bellakitty
Rating
Published May 4th
Prep 5m Cook - Additional - Ready In 5m
Servings 1 cocktail Calories 237.1

Are you tired of paying upwards of $15.00 for a drink at those trendy restaurants and bars? This drink is refreshing, Asian-inspired, and sure to impress your guests or that someone special!

Recipe Ingredients

  • 5 ice cubes
  • 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka
  • 1 fluid ounce peach schnapps
  • 1 fluid ounce white cranberry juice
  • 1 ounce lychee juice (from a can of lychees)
  • 1 lychee, for garnish

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Place ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour in vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and lychee juice. Cover and shake vigorously until the outside of the cocktail shaker has frosted.
  2. 2 Strain into a chilled martini glass; garnish with a lychee fruit.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 237.1
  • Carbohydrate 21.8 g
  • Fat 0.1 g
  • Fiber 0.1 g
  • Protein 0.1 g
  • Sodium 4.2 mg
  • Sugar 15.6 g

Reviews

  1. Anne Vanderwalde Jun 18, 2013 05:48 PM
    Buy Lichee Liqueur instead of schnapps and you have a real martini
  2. KatieLee9281 Dec 28, 2010 10:10 PM
    I had a lychee martini at a Thai restaurant in Chicago and fell in love! This recipe tastes exactly like theirs if you omit the peach schnapps.
  3. tanya Jan 5, 2010 12:02 AM
    i love lychee martinis when i go to restaurants. Now I can make it at home. yay!
  4. Jim Trebowski Jul 14, 2009 03:38 PM
    As I read this I am imbibing a lychee martini (well actually I only had the can of lychees and some cheap vodka..lol) but technically you're supposed to use fresh or frozen lychees not canned. Still love these things!
  5. Dianne Mar 24, 2009 05:40 PM
    This is a great martini. For those who don't know what a lychee is it's an asian fruit. To me it tastes like grapefruit and pears with the texture of a canned pear. The peach schnapps goes great with the lychee. I didn't have the white cranberry juice so I just used all lychee juice.
  6. RecipeRenegade Jun 4, 2008 03:15 AM
    These are quite good. I didn't have peach schnapps so ended up adding a bit more lychee juice. This helped keep it from being too strong as the Vodka I had on hand has quite a distinct flavor on its own. I also didn't have white cranberry juice but used the regular red kind. It - Read more ...
  7. smallpaperbird Apr 9, 2008 08:58 PM
    made these last night forgot the white cranberry juice but they were delish anyway!
  8. IMVINTAGE Jun 14, 2007 02:28 PM
    I used 3 oz of vodka & omitted the peach schnapps. I also shook it w/ crushed ice instead of cubes because it'll make the drink a bit thicker & frostier using crushed ice. Took a sip & then added a tsp or so of simple syrup (equal amounts sugar & water boiled for a - Read more ...
  9. MELiSSA T Jun 1, 2007 06:13 AM
    this was the only recipe i could find on this to make this delicious martini!!! i've had this at fine sushi restaurants and it is the best! you will love it!
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