The DC Cherry Blossom

Name: The DC Cherry Blossom
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz cherry blossom tea (or hibiscus tea), brewed and cooled; 1.5 oz lychee juice; 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 oz simple syrup; 1 oz sparkling water; Pink sugar, for rim; Ice; Edible cherry blossoms or fresh cherries, for garnish

A delicate pink cherry blossom and lychee mocktail with edible cherry blossoms, inspired by the Washington Nationals.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 8 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Easy

The DC Cherry Blossom mocktail — delicate pink drink in a wine glass with cherry blossom garnish

Ingredients

2 oz cherry blossom tea (or hibiscus tea), brewed and cooled
1.5 oz lychee juice
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
1 oz sparkling water
Pink sugar, for rim
Ice
Edible cherry blossoms or fresh cherries, for garnish

Instructions

Rim a wine glass with pink sugar: wet the rim with lemon juice and dip into pink sugar.
Fill the glass with ice.
Combine cherry blossom tea, lychee juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Stir gently.
Pour over ice and top with sparkling water.
Garnish with edible cherry blossoms on the rim or a fresh cherry on a pick.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: nationals, mlb, cherry-blossom, lychee, washington-dc, baseball, spring, elegant