Soho Lychee Liqueur is around $22 per 750mL bottle in my area

I often buy various liqueurs and cordials to make drinks with, and Soho Lychee is one of the standbys.  It’s not a very common liqueur, and people are always delighted to try it when I mix it into everyday drinks. 

Flavor:

If you like lychees, you are in luck.  Opening the bottle unmasks a very strong scent of lychee that almost completely masks the alcoholic flavor.  It’s a very sharp tasting liqueur, perfect to counter the alcohol and add a punch of tartness to many of my favorite drinks.  It’s not very good with gin or whisky, but added to a fruity vodka or rum drink, it really shines.  Lychee caipirinhas are one of my favorite drinks that showcases the ability of the lychee to add a counterpoint to the tart lemon, sweet sugar, and bitter cachaça.  

Critical Reception:

Whenever I bring Soho to a party, I usually make new friends.  It’s a novel liqueur that quite competently pulls off a flavor that is very popular in asia.  I usually mix it for my friends into Sprite or Sierra Mist to when i’m in an informal situation.  If more alcohol content is required, i’ll add some coconut rum to the mix.  The lychee mixes quite well with the coconut flavor.  For more formal drinks, i’ll make my favorite, the lychee caprihinia.  To make one, just add a splash (.75 oz)of lychee to your favorite caipirinha recipe.  Lychee martnis are also a hit.  I took a bottle of Lychee Liqueur to a wushu party and it was gone within about 30 minutes.  One downside to the Soho Lychee is that it might be a little bit too acidic.  I get a bit of an upset stomach if I drink too much lychee in a sitting.

Suggested Drink:

Lychee Caipirinha

Ingredients:

•  2 oz Cachaça
• .75 oz Soho Lychee Liqueur
• 1/2 of a Lime, quartered
• 2 heaping tablespoons of cane sugar
• Ice

Add the sugar, lime and cachaça.  Muddle, add Soho, and ice.