If you are knowledgeable about cocktails, you probably know one thing for sure: making a list of all cocktails in existence is impossible! Why is it impossible, you may ask? It is because there are kinds of cocktail recipes known only be a very small community of people, or even only by their "father". However, there is one more fact which could be claimed with high levels of certainty- it is that the martini cocktail is one of the most popular and preferred drinks 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 group of martinis which has become quite popular recently. These are the martinis containing exotic fruit juices. For instance, that could be lime, pineapple, lychee and even raspberry. We are not going to discuss the lime and pineapple juices as they were just mentioned. But the lychee and raspberry fruits definitely need to get their fair share, especially when the surveys show that these two variations of martini cocktails have gained more popularity than any other cocktail (not only among the martini). It sounds like a huge success, doesn't it?
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 what could be said for the raspberries? They are definitely more familiar than the lychee as you can find raspberries growing almost in all European countries and most of the countries in the Americas. However, even if your country's climate is not good for raspberries' growing, you probably can find them in every shop. And we could not say the same about lychee, right? Basically, raspberries have a great taste although it is much more difficult than the taste of the lychee (and lime) which makes it quite a strange ingredient for a martini. Anyway, you can be sure that having tasted a "raspberry martini", you'll definitely want to drink a few more!
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 group of martinis which has become quite popular recently. These are the martinis containing exotic fruit juices. For instance, that could be lime, pineapple, lychee and even raspberry. We are not going to discuss the lime and pineapple juices as they were just mentioned. But the lychee and raspberry fruits definitely need to get their fair share, especially when the surveys show that these two variations of martini cocktails have gained more popularity than any other cocktail (not only among the martini). It sounds like a huge success, doesn't it?
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 what could be said for the raspberries? They are definitely more familiar than the lychee as you can find raspberries growing almost in all European countries and most of the countries in the Americas. However, even if your country's climate is not good for raspberries' growing, you probably can find them in every shop. And we could not say the same about lychee, right? Basically, raspberries have a great taste although it is much more difficult than the taste of the lychee (and lime) which makes it quite a strange ingredient for a martini. Anyway, you can be sure that having tasted a "raspberry martini", you'll definitely want to drink a few more!
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