Salty Lychee Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (5 ratings)

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa Sherry
12 oz Rose petal liqueur
12 oz Lychee juice drink
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered lychee.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered lychee.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Pale pink in colour and subtle in flavour with gin and the delicately salty tang of manzanilla sherry and drying rich rose and lychee.

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Variant:

Lychee Martini

History:

I created this drink in 2002 after trying Dick Bradsell's Lychee & Rose Petal Martini.

Nutrition:

One serving of Salty Lychee Martini contains 134 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 18.02% alc./vol. (18.02° proof)
  • 16.2 grams of pure alcohol

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22nd July 2020 at 09:50
Sounds too sweet, however it was an amazingly light and refreshing drink, no 'hard' bite, yet it was there. Possibly the best drink for a hot summer day after work to refresh and revitalise