Lychee and mandarin mojito
Makes 8
Easy
Total time:
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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- from a large bunch mint leaves
- 2 limescut into 8 wedges each
- 125g frozen raspberriesdefrosted
- 24 lycheesfresh or tinned
- 8 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 good handfuls ice cubes
- 240ml white rum
- 1.5 litres soda water
- 2 mandarinssegmented
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.
