Name: Lychee and mint mojito
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 lychees, peeled and deseeded; 1/2 lime, quartered; 8 sprigs mint; 45 millilitre (1 1/2nips) white rum; 15 millilitre (1/2 nip) lychee liqueur; 60 millilitre (2 nips) fresh pineapple juice; 15 millilitre (1/2 nip) sugar syrup; ice cubes; sprig of mint, to garnish

Ingredients

2 lychees, peeled and deseeded

1/2 lime, quartered

8 sprigs mint

45 millilitre (1 1/2nips) white rum

15 millilitre (1/2 nip) lychee liqueur

60 millilitre (2 nips) fresh pineapple juice

15 millilitre (1/2 nip) sugar syrup

ice cubes

sprig of mint, to garnish

Method

1.Muddle the lychees, limes and mint in a cocktail shaker.

2.Add the rum, lychee liqueur, pineapple juice, sugar syrup, ice cubes and shake to combine.

3.Serve in a tall glass and garnish with spring of mint.

sugar syrup is simply equal parts sugar and water, heated until the sugar is dissolved, then cooled.
Note

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