Lychee and mandarin mojito

Name: Lychee and mandarin mojito
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: from a large bunch mint leaves; 2 limes cut into 8 wedges each; 125g frozen raspberries defrosted; 24 lychees fresh or tinned; 8 tbsp caster sugar; 2 good handfuls ice cubes; 240ml white rum; 1.5 litres soda water; 2 mandarins segmented

Ching-He Huang

Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Makes 8

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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This beautiful cocktail was created for a Chinese banquet. Mandarins or oranges are eaten at New Year as the colour symbolises gold and wealth. The raspberry adds redness – the luckiest colour according to the Chinese

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Ingredients

from a large bunch mint leaves
2 limes

cut into 8 wedges each
125g frozen raspberries

defrosted
24 lychees

fresh or tinned
8 tbsp caster sugar
2 good handfuls ice cubes
240ml white rum
1.5 litres soda water
2 mandarins

segmented

Method

step 1

Chill 8 tall cocktail glasses in the fridge. Put most of the mint leaves, the lime wedges, raspberries and lychees in a large measuring jug, add the sugar and use a rolling pin to muddle (gently squash) the ingredients together.
step 2

Add the ice cubes and pour the rum over. Slowly add the soda water and stir well. Divide the cocktail between the glasses, making sure that each glass has a couple of ice cubes and a lime wedge, and decorate with extra mint leaves and mandarin segments.

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Ching-He Huang

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