{"id":824,"date":"2021-07-11T06:16:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T06:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/?p=824"},"modified":"2021-07-12T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T12:37:52","slug":"lychee-colada-a-true-summer-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/lychee-colada-a-true-summer-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Lychee Colada: A True Summer Treat."},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cLive in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.\u201d &#8211; <\/em><strong>Henry David Thoreau<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Nothing screams summer more than a Pi\u00f1a Colada and If you are a Pi\u00f1a Colada fan, be prepared to be stunned by this delicious twist on the classic cocktail.<\/p>\n<p>The Lychee and Coconut flavour combination is an absolute delight. It is a perfect marriage of two tropical flavours.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lychee <\/em><\/strong><em>(Litchi\u00a0chinensis)<\/em> is a small but mighty tropical fruit with white flesh that has a fragrant, sweet flavour, a floral aroma, and a deep pink bumpy skin.<\/p>\n<p>This juicy succulent fruit originated from the Southeastern Province of China where it was cultivated for thousands of years. It reached India via <em>Burma (Myanmar)<\/em> sometime in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century and from thereon, it spread to several parts of the world.\u00a0 In India, Lychees are one of the favourite summer fruits.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its short season and a tendency to ripen quickly, fresh lychees are usually found only in the regions where it is grown.<\/p>\n<p>Lychees contain a good amount of fibers, minerals, and vitamins that makes them good for the heart, regulates blood pressure, helps boost immunity, promotes healthy skin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Lychee Colada<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A sophisticated drink that is great for sipping in the sun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd oz \/ 45 ml\u00a0White Rum<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd oz \/ 15 ml\u00a0Homemade Lychee Liqueur<\/li>\n<li>2 oz \/ 60 ml\u00a0Cream of Coconut<\/li>\n<li>3 oz \/ 90 ml Lychee Juice<\/li>\n<li>6-8 Fresh Lychees, peeled and deseeded<\/li>\n<li>Garnish: Lychee, fresh coconut slice, and fresh flower.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Muddle the Lychees in a shaker tin.<\/li>\n<li>Then add the rest of the ingredients<\/li>\n<li>Hard shake and strain into a tall glass filled with ice.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with Lychees, a fresh coconut slice, and fresh flower.<\/li>\n<li>Drink, Smile, and Repeat.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Tasting Notes:<\/u><\/strong> The fragrant flavour of lychees combined with coconut make this a perfectly balanced sweet, fruity, creamy, and refreshing cocktail. It is a flirty twist on a Pi\u00f1a Colada wherein we have replaced the pineapple juice with the delicate and sweet Lychee Juice. The rum is masked by the Lychee and Coconut flavours.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Food Pairing: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><u>Small Plates: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>Oysters; Ham and Cheese Pinwheels; Spicy Chicken Wings; Smoked Salmon Crostini; Ceviche; Tandoori Chicken Tikka; Crab and Avocado Bruschetta; Cucumber Tea Sandwiches; Tandoori Paneer Tikka; Corn Chaat; Crispy Fried Garlic Mushrooms.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><u>Greens \/ Soups<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><em>Roast Duck and Noodle Salad; Jackfruit, Mango and Dill Salad; Shrimp and Crab Bisque; Pumpkin Soup.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><u>Big Plates<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>: <\/em><em>Smoked Pork Loin Roast served with Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Green Beans; Pulled Pork Burgers with Slaw; Sticky Pork Belly Bao Buns; Turkey BLT Sandwiches with Chips; Turkey Stir fry served with Steamed Rice; D<\/em><em>uck <\/em><em>L<\/em><em>&#8216;<\/em><em>O<\/em><em>range<\/em><em> served with Grilled Vegetables and Mashed Potatoes; Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce served with Sauteed Asparagus; Chicken Kung Pao with Steamed Rice; Chicken Dum Biryani with Mirchi ka Salan and Raita; Barbecued Jackfruit Sandwiches with Avocado Slaw; Tofu and Mushroom Stir Fry served with Steamed Rice; Tomato Basil Pasta; Black Bean Tacos; Paneer Tikka Masala served with Tandoori Roti; Kathal ki Biryani with Raita.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><em><u>Desserts:<\/u><\/em> <\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Phirni; Kulfi; Sandesh; Kheer; Lemon Tarts; Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake; Chocolate Eclairs; Matcha Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache; White Chocolate Cheesecake;\u00a0<em>Pecan Pie.<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLive in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.\u201d &#8211; Henry David Thoreau Nothing screams summer more than a Pi\u00f1a Colada and If you are a Pi\u00f1a Colada fan, be prepared to be stunned by this delicious twist on the classic cocktail. The Lychee and Coconut flavour combination &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/lychee-colada-a-true-summer-treat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more ..<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lychee Colada: A True Summer Treat.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,69,176,84,1,171],"tags":[203,204],"class_list":["post-824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-recipes","category-cocktails","category-flavour-pairing","category-rum-cocktails","category-spirits","category-summer-cocktails","tag-lychee-cocktails","tag-lychee-coconut-cocktails"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectpotions.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}