How to Make a Lychee Ginger Collins Cocktail: Craft Recipe & Expert Tips
A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting the Ultimate Serve.
A vibrant sparkling highball cocktail that blends floral and fruit flavours into a refreshingly elegant crowd-pleaser. Delicately sweet lychee is well-balanced by the warmth of the ginger syrup (bottled works well, but homemade lets you tailor the spice level to your guests’ taste. It’s just a little more time-consuming.
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Base Spirit: Gin
Flavour Profile: Fruity, floral, refreshing
Glassware: Highball (320ml-370ml)
Occasion: Birthday parties, engagement celebrations, garden parties
Created For: A 100 guest 21st birthday party with a black tie / masked ball theme
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Ingredients:
1 Pre-Cut Orange Peel
50 ml Gin
20 ml Lychee Juice / Lychee Purée
20 ml Ginger Syrup
15 ml Lemon Juice
60 ml Cranberry Juice
120 ml Soda Water
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How to make:
Select and pre-chill a highball glass.
Peel a strip of orange zest, trim the ends diagonally and set aside.
Fill the glass with cubed ice.
Add gin, lychee juice/purée , ginger syrup, and lemon juice.
Stir gently for 4-5 seconds.
Top with cranberry juice and soda water.
Stir again for 4-5 seconds.
Float the orange peel on the surface as garnish
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Allergens:
Lychee - tree fruit allergies (birch or latex), in canned form may contain sulfates or preservatives
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Story behind the Serve
Originally served at a 21st upscale Birthday party for a large group of guests, this sparkling highball cocktail has quickly become one of our most highly requested drinks on the menu. It’s light, pleasantly floral, and intriguing enough to surprise even the most cocktail-averse guest in your group.
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