Ginger and Lychee Caipirinhas Recipe

Ginger and Lychee Caipirinhas Recipe

  • 8 tablespoons ginger syrup , divided
  • 16 drained canned lychees in syrup (8 tablespoons syrup reserved), divided
  • 4 limes, each cut into 8 wedges, divided
  • 16 teaspoons Velvet Falernum liqueur, divided
  • 2 cups cachaça, divided
  • 8 cups ice cubes, divided
  • Velvet Falernum, a liqueur from Barbados, and cachaça, a Brazilian liquor made from sugarcane juice, are available at some liquor stores.
  1. Place 8 rocks glasses on work surface. Place 1 tablespoon ginger syrup , 2 lychees and 1 tablespoon lychee syrup, 4 lime wedges, and 2 teaspoons Velvet Falernum in bottom of each glass. Using muddler or wooden spoon, mash lime wedges. Add 1/4 cup cachaça, then 1 cup ice cubes to each glass and stir to blend.