Lunar New Year’s Lychee Punch

Name: Lunar New Year’s Lychee Punch
Total time: 15 minutes
Yield: 6–8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups chilled sparkling wine (such as Champagne or prosecco); ¾ cup fresh grapefruit juice; ¾ cup lychee syrup (from one 20-oz. can of lychees in syrup); ½ cup lychee liqueur (such as Giffard); ¼ cup elderflower liqueur (such as St-Germain); ¼ cup fresh lime juice; ¼ cup gin; Drained lychees and lime and orange wheels (for serving)

By William Tsui

January 9, 2024

Lychee Punch in a glass bowl being poured into different glassed

Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Gerri Williams

During Lunar New Year lychees symbolize the promise of close family ties for bartender-mixologist William Tsui. And what better way to bring everyone together than with a festive punch? Here lychee combines with elderflower liqueur and citrus for a low-effort, high-reward big-batch cocktail. Lychee liqueur adds nuance to the lychees’ floral notes, but feel free to swap in an equal amount of extra lychee syrup. Garnish with lychees and sliced orange, lime or any other winter citrus for a celebratory look.

What you’ll need

Punch Bowl
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Glass Measuring Cup
$26 At Amazon
Small Sieve
$12 At Amazon

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