Whether you love lychee or are just trying it for the first time, The Lychee Veil whips it into an elegant cocktail format. Palm Palm’s bar staff showcase how a green juice can actually make a delicious cocktail with the help of lychee. Stateside Vodka, Hendrick’s Gin, basil syrup, cold pressed green juice, lemon juice, lychee coconut syrup, and aquafaba craft a mixture that make you feel good inside and out. Basil and lychee are the prominent flavors here but the juice provides a brightness and the aquafaba gives the drink body. This cocktail even took home first place for People’s Choice and second place for the Judges Choice at TABLE Magazine’s 2nd Annual Cocktail Shake-Off so you know it’s worth shaking up.

How to Make the Lychee Coconut Syrup

For the sweetening agent of this cocktail, combine equal parts coconut milk, water, and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add peeled and pitted lychees, then bring the mixture to a gentle simmer. Allow it to cook for 10–15 minutes, lightly mashing the fruit. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool before straining through a fine mesh sieve and then get to trying the recipe below.

The Lychee Veil Cocktail

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• Author: Amanda Smith, Danny Hill, & Olivia Weigel at Palm Palm

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Description

Tastes so good you’ll be seeing beyond the veil…

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Ingredients

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• 1.5 oz Stateside vodka
• 0.5 oz Hendrick’s
• 0.75 oz basil syrup
• 1 oz cold pressed green juice
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 0.5 oz lychee coconut syrup
• 1 oz aquafaba

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Instructions

1. Add 1 oz aquafaba, 1 oz cold-pressed green juice, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz lychee coconut syrup, and 0.75 oz basil syrup to a cocktail shaker. Then, add 1.5 oz Stateside vodka and 0.5 oz Hendrick’s gin.
2. Begin with a dry shake (without ice) for about 10–15 seconds for a foamy texture.
3. Then add ice and shake again vigorously for another 10–15 seconds until well chilled.
4. Double strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
5. Allow the foam to settle.

Recipe by Amanda Smith, Danny Hill, & Olivia Weigel at Palm Palm
Photography by Dave Bryce

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