Post #324782 by hookilau on Fri, Aug 10, 2007 6:42 PM

I love the flavor of lychee.

I could'nt find Soho locally here in NY and apparently it's rather a upscale/specialty item. I had to order it online to the tune of 21$ or so a bottle! plus shipping

I'm jealous you were lucky enough to have gotten it for 6$!!! :o

I haven't gotten my shipment of Soho as yet but had been making lychee cocktails using lychee juice purchased at local ethnic green markets that is out of this world. I go down to Liberty Ave (in Queens) to get west indian fast food, hot peppers and tropical fruit nectars that can be difficult to get on long island for cocktails (like soursop).

I have heard the Soho is really strong and so I planned to do some experimenting before adding it to my list of happy hour cocktails.

Lychee goes well with Pear and or pineapple. I also would'nt reccomend any of the recipes they listed on their site. I bought some lychee syrup from Monin and it too is strong and quite fragrant. More fragrance than anything and really sweet but it sure did the trick to add some extra oomph to my cocktail. Use in teeny quantities.

I think with lychee, the key is to pair it with flavors that compliment without overpowering. The cocktail I make is quite refreshing served ice cold on a summer evening.

see the post with lychee soho in the subject line for my recipe for lychee cocktail.