Strawberry and Lychee Martini
Our Head of Food and Beverage Eirini is sharing her favourite cocktail recipe for you to enjoy at home. The perfect fruity cocktail to make for your other half this Valentine’s Day (or any other day for that matter!).
Ingredients
30ml strawberry puree (4 -5 ripe strawberries muddled into a purée with a teaspoon of syrup and squeeze of lemon juice )
Half a lime cut in three slices
50 ml tequila gold of your choice – Patron is a great choice
5 ml sugar syrup
25 ml lychee juice (alterntively, substitute this for pineapple juice if you cannot get lychee)
Method
Add the strawberry purée and the 3 cut lime slices into the cocktail shaker and muddle lightly
Add the tequila and the sugar syrup and top up the shaker with ice cubes, then add the lychee juice until the shaker is full
Close Boston shaker and shake hard until well mixed
Double strain into a frozen martini glass (or wine glass if you do not have a martini glass)
Garnish with a fresh strawberry or lychee
Serve and enjoy!