Sip on these gorgeous Lychee Rose Cocktail with friends & have a fab time! Sparkling moscato , lychee liqueur and syrup, rose water & watermelon jelly
Warm days in the middle of winter
We’ve been fortunate to enjoy some beautiful sunshine in the middle of our winter. The last few days have been quite warm during the day and it feels lovely, but in saying that, it makes me wonder if this is because of global warming.
I’ve heard about the crazy heatwaves that have hit Europe and America hard. The soaring temperatures are abnormal and it’s got the world scared, me included. Experts have advised us that our Australian summer will reach over 40 degrees (104°F) this year! Gosh, does this mean we need to sleep in our fridge?
What’s happening to this world? As a parent, I worried about my 2-year-old’s future and wonder if he will ever have the freedom to live the way we did. COVID, wars and global warming, it hurts my heart thinking that his generation will face the biggest challenges daily.
Tomorrow is never promised! So let’s cheers to the weekend and have a few drinks and enjoy the sun before it burns us into ashes (bad joke, I know!)
Not that I encourage drinking! I feel like I have to always write a clause every time I post a cocktail recipe. So here you have it folks, please drink responsibly and perhaps, like me, do it at the comfort of your home. This way I only can make a fool of myself in front of my kitties and lucky for me, they can’t talk and tell anyone about my tipsy antics.
A few friends popped over to ours for a catch up, so to get our little party started, I made this quick and easy cocktail.This quick, fuss-free cocktail was a definite winner! People commented on how gorgeous they looked and how unique and delicious they were.
This Lychee Rose Cocktail is a sweet, fun and playful drink that comprises sparkling moscato, lychee liqueur and syrup, rosewater, soda water and yummy watermelon jelly.
What does Lychee taste like?
If you haven’t had lychees before, then you’re in for a special treat. Fresh lychees are the best because they’re super sweet and juicy with floral flavours. Ripe lychees have a semi-translucent flesh with a soft jelly like texture.
Lychees are an exotic delicacy originating from southern China. Australians currently have our own lychee farms in Queensland and Northern NSW. Our lychee seasons runs from October to March. When I see them at the store I can’t resist getting some eventhough they’re quite pricey.
Unfortunately for me, we’re not in lychee season right now, so that means it’s tin season for me. Tinned lychees are cheap, convienient and surprisingly delicious. They usually come in sweet syrup that tastes exactly like lychee and the lychees are still delicious and aromatic.
We often see lychee and rose paired together in mouthwatering desserts. They complement each other and provide unbeatable scent and flavour.
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Ingredients for Lychee Rose Cocktail with Watermelon Jelly
Sparkling moscato – Moscato is a sweet wine (also known as dessert wine) made from muscat grapes. It’s high in sugar but relatively low in alcohol when compared to other wines. I used sparkling moscato which is still quite sweet, so if you don’t like sweet cocktails you could swap with sparkling wine or champagne then top it up with a little more soda water than the recipe calls for.
Lychee liqueur – I used French brand Paraiso for my lychee liqueur.
Lychee and lychee syrup – I purchased a cheap tin of lychees in syrup for the lychee garnish and the syrup.
Watermelon Jelly – I used Aeroplane Jelly in watermelon flavour, however, you could also use strawberry or raspberry flavour.
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How to make Lychee Rose Cocktail with Watermelon Jelly
Step-by-step guide with photos
Prepare jelly as per the instruction on the packet and chill in the fridge until set. Once set, use a spoon to break the jelly into tiny pieces. Doing this will make some of the jelly float whilst sipping the cocktail, instead of having them all sink to the bottom of the glass.
Pour the wine into a chilled champagne glass, followed by the lychee liqueur, rosewater, lychee syrup. Give it a gentle stir with a long small spoon, then add in the jelly and top it off with soda water. Have a taste of the mixture. If it’s too sweet, add in some more soda water until you adjust it to your taste. Drop a lychee into the glass for garnish.
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Cooking measurements are in Australian standard spoon and cup measurements.
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Lychee Rose Cocktail with Watermelon Jelly
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp watermelon jelly (or strawberry/ raspberry) (NOTE 1)
- ½ cup (125ml/4 fl oz) sparkling moscato (or for less sweet, sparkling wine) (NOTE 2)
- 15 ml lychee liqueur (NOTE 3)
- 1 tsp rose water
- 30 ml lychee syrup (NOTE 4)
- 30 ml soda water (carbonated/seltzer water)
- 1 lychee (peeled and seeded)
Instructions
- Prepare jelly as per the instruction on the packet and chill in the fridge until set. Once set, use a spoon to break the jelly into tiny pieces. Doing this will make some of the jelly float whilst sipping the cocktail, instead of having them all sink to the bottom of the glass.
- Pour the wine into a chilled champagne glass, followed by the lychee liqueur, rosewater, lychee syrup. Give it a gentle stir with a long small spoon, then add in the jelly and top it off with soda water. Have a taste of the mixture. If it's too sweet, add in some more soda water until you adjust it to your taste. Drop a lychee into the glass for garnish.
