Green tea and lychee cocktails with mint and cucumber

ingredients

• Green tea and lychee cocktails with mint and cucumber

  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
  • 6 green tea bags
  • 4 cup (1l) water
  • 560 gram canned lychees in syrup
  • 1 cup (250ml) vodka, chilled
  • 1 (130g) lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
  • crushed ice, to serve

method

• Green tea and lychee cocktails with mint and cucumber

  • 1

    Stir sugar, tea bags and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat; discard tea bags. Refrigerate tea for 1 hour or until completely cooled.

  • 2

    Hall-fill a large serving jug with crushed ice; top with lychees and their syrup, vodka, cucumber and mint. Pour in chilled tea syrup; stir until combined.