Lychee Jasmine Cooler Mocktail Recipe
Lychee juice over chilled jasmine tea — two perfumes that turn out to be the same one.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Jasmine tea90 ml (3 oz)
- Lychee juice60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Simple syrup10 ml (0.3 oz)
How to Make It
- Brew the jasmine tea and chill it completely.
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Float a whole peeled lychee in the glass.
Garnish
Whole lychee
What it tastes like
The sweetness is pronounced, it carries a floral top note and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Shaking. Anything with juice, syrup, egg white or cream gets shaken: the shaker chills the drink and adds roughly 20% water, and that water is what takes the edge off. Twelve to fifteen seconds, until the tin frosts over. Under-shaking leaves the drink harsh because it never got enough dilution.
Glass and ice
A stemmed, shallow coupe. The stem keeps your hand's warmth away from the drink, and the wide bowl carries the aroma to your nose. Served without ice.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lime juice
- Freshly squeezed lime. Bottled lime tastes cooked and flat; one lime gives about 30 ml. If you have none, half lemon and half grapefruit juice comes closest.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
The Story
Jasmine tea is scented by layering fresh blossoms with the leaves overnight, repeatedly; the flowers are then removed.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Lychee Jasmine Cooler mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a coupe.
- Does a Lychee Jasmine Cooler contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Lychee Jasmine Cooler hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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