10 Luscious Lychee Cocktails to Elevate Your Mixology Game

The Lychee Martini is a twist on traditional martini recipes, featuring vodka and vermouth with a hint of lychee. It’s a more tart recipe, with the only sweetness coming from the fruit. Still, if you enjoy a usual martini, this might be an exciting new way to try out a favorite drink.

First on our list is the fruity and simple Pink Grapefruit and Lychee cocktail. Mixing the fruit juices with some vodka creates a surprisingly strong and easy drink. You’ll enjoy a strong citrus flavor, and the grapefruit tartness is well-balanced with the lychee’s more mellow, sweeter juices.

A slightly more complex cocktail, the Lychee Contract requires you to have at least the specialty item of elderflower liqueur. The unique, sophisticated taste of elderflower makes this drink extremely floral. Lychee works as a garnish in this drink, making it a good choice if you like a hint of that sweet flavor.

Next, the Lychee Lime Fizz is a cooling cocktail that mixes lychee with honey, lime, and vodka, among other ingredients. Honey brings out the floral notes in the lychee, while the lime helps cut the sweetness. Mint leaves as a final garnish keep this drink refreshing.

Mai Tai cocktails are famously tropical, and this Lychee Mai Tai recipe is a modern twist on the classic drink. It does require some work, as it’s a blended cocktail. The sweet lychee works well with multiple rums and citrus liqueurs for a fruity, spicy drink that will help you feel like you’re on a beach no matter where you have it.

Next, the Leapin’ Lychee cocktail is a bright green drink you might enjoy at themed parties or beckon in spring. Melon and lychee keep this drink sweet, while lemon juice adds a kick. It’s a simple drink to mix up with vodka, and it shouldn’t be hard to create large servings for gatherings.

The gimlet is another classic drink, and the Empress Gin and Lychee Gimlet adds some extra sweetness to the bitter option. Gin and lime are the primary ingredients and a tart base. But adding sweet lychee juice and some simple syrup can liven the drink up. You can also enjoy it with extra herbal notes by adding floral garnishes.

An easy cocktail to mix, the Lychee Rickey Cocktail is different from some of the other options listed because it doesn’t use pure lychee juice. Instead, you get that fruity flavor from a lychee liqueur. You might prefer this option if you like your drinks a bit stronger and more tart. Lime and club soda help finish it off.

Finally, the Lychee Lemon Mojito is another twist on an already fruity, tropical cocktail. Lemon helps bring out the citrus flavors of lychee while still being balanced in sweetness. White rum brings a refreshing, light taste of alcohol. The final additions of mint help finish the drink with cooling notes.