Exotic Fruit Martini Cocktails

Exotic Fruit Martini Cocktails

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If you like to learn about cocktails, you have certainly learned that being familiar with all recipes of cocktails is practically impossible. You might ask "why"? The main reason is that there are many recipes which are known by extremely small groups or communities of people; and some cocktails are even known just by the people who created them. But the uncountable number of cocktails is not the only thing which we know for sure. Another fact known for sure is that martini is the most popular and loved cocktail of all times.

Actually, martini cocktails were the first to appear in the bars and clubs. Later, they were produced for throwing parties at private places such as birthday party, anniversary party etc. You've probably watched old movies (let's say from 1990) where the man asks his guest whether he'd like to prepare "a large doze of martini". The conclusion is that 20 years ago, people used to prepare martini in their homes. But nowadays, talking about martini cocktails is quite general as there are already dozens kinds of martinis. Usually, the criterion used for their division is the content/recipe and the fruits in particular. For example, different kinds of martini can contain lime, apple, pineapple, peach or even chocolate. So, you should not be surprised if you taste two completely different cocktails having one name: martini.

However, there is a very tasty kind of martinis which has become very popular. These are the so called "exotic martinis". Logically, they are given this name because of the fruits which are used as an ingredient: the most popular of them are lychee and raspberries. Actually, these two martini cocktails turned out to be one of the most preferred one and they definitely need to get their fair share.

It'd be best if we began with the lychee. There are no doubts that it is one of the most exotic fruits used for martini but there are not any doubts that you hardly know anything about this fruit. Basically, it originates from Thailand but it was firstly cultivated in China in 2000 BC. Nowadays, China hardly plays any role in the lychee export due to the inappropriate climate which is not completely favorable for the fruit. However, Thailand seems to be the place where lychee grows as easily as weeds and no wonder, this country is actually the main supplier of the fruit. And what can we say about lychee's taste? It is really difficult to explain it since this fruit just needs to be tasted. Probably, I could say it is anything between bitter and sour, similar to the lime. Unsurprisingly, the sour taste is not likely to surprise especially if you know that lychee is a bomb of vitamin C.

And now, let's take a look at the raspberries. They are definitely much more popular than the lychee which explains why they are not going to be discussed so widely. Basically, these are small, round and red fruits tasting quite specifically. Their taste is neither bitter nor sweet, not even sour- they just need to be tasted. Anyway, raspberries definitely taste quite good! Surprisingly, their taste is much more different than the lime (respectively lychee) which makes their usage in many martini' recipes quite unusual. Even though your raspberry martini may not taste like what you are used to, you can be sure that you'll love it!

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Looking for more great martini recipes and information? Check out Martini Guide for recipes for the tasty pomegranate martini as well as the mentioned lychee martini.



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