This Lychee, Ginger and Mint Mai Tai serves 6. A Mai Tai is a tropical cocktail that originated in California in the 1940s. This recipe uses ginger wine syrup, white rum, lychees and lychee syrup and mint to create a refreshing cocktail.
Lychee, Ginger and Mint Mai Tai Recipe
Serves 6
Ingredients:
¾ cup Stone’s green ginger wine
¼ cup caster sugar
560g can pitted lychees, chilled
½ cup white rum, such as Bacardi
¼ cup small mint leaves
Method:
Place ginger wine and sugar into a saucepan and stir over a medium-low heat until mixture comes to the boil. Simmer for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Transfer to a jug. Cool. Refrigerate until required.
Drain lychees and reserve liquid. Place 1 tbsp ginger wine syrup, 1 tbsp white rum, 3 lychees, 1/3 cup lychee syrup and mint into 6 glasses and serve.
