Help with a cocktail

[Origin Unknown]

I won’t bore you with reasons why, I looking for a steer on creating a Lychee Raspberry Martini we had in New York a few years back. I snapped the ingredients but unsurprisingly, the measures aren’t shown.

Citrus vodka, sake, lychee liquor, lychee, raspberry, lemon.

I could of course, spend an evening experimenting, but I suspect when I do perfect it I’ll be so pissed, I won’t remember what I did

[trickywoo]

Origin Unknown said:

I won’t bore you with reasons why, I looking for a steer on creating a Lychee Raspberry Martini we had in New York a few years back. I snapped the ingredients but unsurprisingly, the measures aren’t shown.

Citrus vodka, sake, lychee liquor, lychee, raspberry, lemon.

I could of course, spend an evening experimenting, but I suspect when I do perfect it I’ll be so pissed, I won’t remember what I did

I would go 1 1/2 parts vodka and lychee liquor each and 1/2 part each of everything else bar the lemon which I would do to taste, probably not much.

I think it is a genuine experiment one to get the raspberry / lychee balance you like.

[knk]

I would go for:
Citrus vodka, 60ml
sake, 10ml
lychee liquor, 10ml
lychee, (juice?) 10ml
raspberry , 5ml
lemon. 5ml

Shake with lots of ice, fine strain into a coupe.

[dapprman]

If the sake is there as a vermouth substitute then the type of sake will actually be critical. I suspect it would be a ginjo variant, not daiginjo as the latter would be too gentle and flowery. Anything with less rice polishing than a ginjo would probably be too heavy on the starch, which covers virtually anything you'll get in any of the supermarkets.

[Teddy Lop]

Origin Unknown said:

I won’t bore you with reasons why, I looking for a steer on creating a Lychee Raspberry Martini we had in New York a few years back. I snapped the ingredients but unsurprisingly, the measures aren’t shown.

Citrus vodka, sake, lychee liquor, lychee, raspberry, lemon.

I could of course, spend an evening experimenting, but I suspect when I do perfect it I’ll be so pissed, I won’t remember what I did

that's the whole point, surely?

Can wholeheartedly recommend the chivas regal whisky blending experience, fantastic value, if ever normal times resume.

[Origin Unknown]

Thanks to the three of you. Couldn't get any Sake anyway, so I'll; have a play about with the rest and see where we end up.

[anonymous-user]

Origin Unknown said:

I won’t bore you with reasons why, I looking for a steer on creating a Lychee Raspberry Martini we had in New York a few years back. I snapped the ingredients but unsurprisingly, the measures aren’t shown.

Citrus vodka, sake, lychee liquor, lychee, raspberry, lemon.

I could of course, spend an evening experimenting, but I suspect when I do perfect it I’ll be so pissed, I won’t remember what I did

I had an almost identical experience last year (albeit in London). Knew the ingredients but that was it. Emailed the restaurant in question and got a lovely reply. Also helped that they mentioned a dash of cherry bitters which wasn’t on list of ingredients on the menu.

If you can remember where you were(!) try emailing them.

[Mobile Chicane]

Origin Unknown said:

Thanks to the three of you. Couldn't get any Sake anyway, so I'll; have a play about with the rest and see where we end up.

Write down your measures.

[Origin Unknown]

That's a good shout Roman Rhodes, I shall try.

Mobile Chicane - This morning I found a half-consumed Lychee Liqueur bottle, an empty vodka bottle, an empty bottle of lemonade, raspberries on the floor. There was evidence of a lemon, it wasn't pleasant.

[Mobile Chicane]

Origin Unknown said:

That's a good shout Roman Rhodes, I shall try.

Mobile Chicane - This morning I found a half-consumed Lychee Liqueur bottle, an empty vodka bottle, an empty bottle of lemonade, raspberries on the floor. There was evidence of a lemon, it wasn't pleasant.

Glad to hear it.

[Rob_R]

Roman Rhodes said:

I had an almost identical experience last year (albeit in London). Knew the ingredients but that was it. Emailed the restaurant in question and got a lovely reply. Also helped that they mentioned a dash of cherry bitters which wasn’t on list of ingredients on the menu.

If you can remember where you were(!) try emailing them.

^ This is a good suggestion. Most bars are quite happy to give out cocktail recipes.

If you don't have Sake, it might be worth substituting in a dry vermouth as they have similar flavour profiles.

In terms of the taste, do you remember if the cocktail was quite sweet or quite tart? The answer might help you with the balance if you are unable to get a recipe from the bar in question.