Great Exotic Fruit Martinis

If you are a fan of cocktails, you certainly know that having tasted all kinds of cocktails is practically impossible. It is like a whole new world which is waiting to be explored! There are hundreds, even thousands of cocktails- some of them are extremely popular whereas others are known just by a small group of people. There are really few certain facts which we know about cocktails but one of them is that martini is one of the most preferred (respectively prepared) cocktail in existence.

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.

Anyway, there is a particular group of martinis which has gained a lot of popularity recently. It is the so called "group of exotic martini". Here we can count fruits such as pineapple (which was already mentioned) but also some interesting fruits like lychee and raspberries. These two have turned out to be one of the most popular ingredients for a good martini! So there is no wonder that some more information needs to be given about them otherwise it would be pretty unfair, don't you think so?

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!