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Lychee Martini

Gin and vodka carry the lychee, dry vermouth keeps it lean, and a lychee waits in the glass.

Collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

Gin
25 ml / 0.85 US fl oz
Vodka
25 ml / 0.85 US fl oz
Lychee Liqueur
25 ml / 0.85 US fl oz
Dry Vermouth
15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
Peychaud's Bitters
1 dash
Salt
The original also allows 6 drops of saline
1 pinch

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLychee

Make it

Chill the Martini glass ahead of time.
Add the gin, vodka, lychee liqueur, dry vermouth, Peychaud's and salt to a mixing glass with ice and stir for about 20 seconds.
Strain into the glass and garnish with a skewered lychee.

Behind the drink

According to Difford's, the Lychee Martini most likely started around 2001 at Clay, a Korean spot in New York.

Recipe reference

Per Difford's new 2025 recipe, not Clay's original; it allows saline or a tiny pinch of salt, and this uses the salt. The Clay history is from Difford's Juicy Lychee Martini entry.