This Ispahan Mocktail (aka Lychee Raspberry Rose Lemonade) is inspired by a famous French dessert. The combination of lychee, raspberry, and rose combined in this luscious and refreshing drink.
Autumn Vibes
Hello everyone. Happy Labour Day if you’re celebrating.
Just a week ago I was constantly complaining about our heat waves. Not anymore! It’s feels autumn know with lots of rains. Indeed, it happened just in one night. One day the day temperature was almost 30 degrees C (with night temperatures above 20 degrees C) And the next day it’s 15 degrees C during the day and around 10 degrees at nights. While I am ready for fall, it’s a little bit too fast, don’t you think so? However, even though we are going to see more rains, this appears to be a temporarily setback. Tomorrow and on Wednesday it will be warm again.
Even though refreshing drinks might not be extremely appealing right now (Hot chocolate would be more appropriate), I couldn’t miss the opportunity to share this Ispahan Mocktail. Unfortunately, I still have many summer ideas I am not able to post. So at this point, it’s all about choosing the most unique things.
What is Ispahan?
Have you heard of the Ispahan dessert? It’s an elegant Parisian dessert developed by a pastry chef Pierre Hermé for Ladurée, famous luxury patisserie. Ispahan is a stunning and super elegant macaron dessert. The flavours are rose (Because Ispahan is type of a rose), lychee, and raspberries.
Ispahan Mocktail (Lychee Raspberry Rose Lemonade)
By the way, I’ve never tried a classic Ispahan. But this did not stop me from making this inspired Ispahan Mocktail. It’s quite sweet yet refreshing. There’s no precise proportions, so you can easily adjust this to your preference. And the best part? You can turn this mocktail into a cocktail. We tried it with added rum and gin, and both variations were fantastic. Besides, alcohol cuts the sweetness, too.
So, to make this Lychee Raspberry Rose Lemonade, you will need the following ingredients:
- Lychee juice or concentrate.
- Rose Syrup. If fresh rose petals are not available, you can use dried rose petals. Or, you can make simple syrup and infuse it with a few drops of rose water.
- Fresh raspberries – add tartness and freshness.
- Sparkling water, club soda, or regular water.
- Ice cubs – for serving.
- Fresh lychees, raspberries, and mint – for garnish.
And be sure to try this Rose Raspberry Lychee Sangria!
More Refreshing Summer Drinks
- Rhubarb Lemonade Recipe with Honey, Lime, and Mint
- Earl Grey Lavender Iced Tea
- Passion Fruit Green Iced Tea
- Blueberry Maple Lemonade
- Empress Lavender Lemonade (With Empress 1908 Gin)
I hope you like this Ispahan Mocktail (Lychee Raspberry Rose Lemonade), and you will give it a try while it’s still warm. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.
Cheers!
Ispahan Mocktail
This Ispahan Mocktail (aka Lychee Raspberry Rose Lemonade) is inspired by a famous French dessert.
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Ingredients
- Ispahan Mocktail (Non Alcoholic Cocktail)
~ 2-3 oz. lychee juice
~ 1/4 cup fresh raspberries
~ 1/2 oz. Rose Syrup
sparkling or regular water, to taste
2-4 fresh or canned lychees, for garnish
fresh mint, for garnish
few raspberries, for garnish
ice cubes
- Cocktail Version
1 to 2 oz. hard liquor like white rum, gin, or vodka – in place of water
Directions
- Pure the raspberries. Combine with the lychee juice and rose syrup in a shaker and shake to combine. Add water and ice to taste and serve garnished with lychees, raspberries, and mint.
- For the cocktail version, add the alcohol instead of water. Try and add water if necessary. Enjoy!
I’ve never heard of isaphan dessert but I love these flavours and your cocktails / mocktails always look so unbelievably refreshing.
What an interesting mocktail idea! This is the first I’ve heard of the Ispahan dessert, but I really like your idea of taking those flavors and turning them into a drink. The weather is getting a bit cooler here, too, but I’m trying to hang on to the last days of summer as long as I can! Fun recipe here, Ben!!
Thank you David! You can add some rum to turn it into a soul-warming cocktail then :)
Still pretty hot here, so this looks mighty tempting! Haven’t heard of the dessert, but the flavor combo sounds so interesting. And those flavors make a lovely drink! Thanks.
Thank you John!
That sounds really refreshing, I love the idea of combining lychee and raspberry, those are two great flavours
Thank you Raymund!
It so reminds me of Persian town of Isfahan (name and the flavours)….. so beautiful ! The glass you served this mocktail is absolutely great !!!
Thank you so much!
Ben! I love the color and your styling of this mocktail! That glass is its own swoon isn’t it? I love all the flavors here. Lychee is a relatively new one for me, as I disliked it for some reason as a young person, but am re-discovering it now! Just lovely!
Thank you Laura!
The dessert is new to me, Ben! But how gorgeous is this mocktail!? We all need beautiful non-alcoholic drinks like this up our sleeves for get togethers and the holidays ahead.
Thank you Marissa!
As soon as September first hits, temperatures plummet! I even notice a difference in the quality of the light, it’s a lot crisper than the summer light. Toronto temps have come back up but not to the same heat as in August, I generally don’t mind, but like you, I think it’s too fast. Give me one more heatwave and I’m done, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready for winter. Not yet. Let me book my ticket to Spain and I’ll feel better about the cold and snow.
This drink looks lovely, and I hadn’t heard of the dessert it was named after so I shall take a boo.
Haha no heatwaves for me please.
It’s usually quite nice warm September (and even beginning of October) here down in Nova Scotia too, but so far the days have been rather chilly and rainy.
How interesting. Lychees are awesome, and I bet they’re really interesting with the rose syrup. Sometimes on Valentine’s Day, I stir a tiny bit of rose water into raspberry jam, and spoon it onto baked brie. So I’m familiar with that combination, and like it. Hey, this would be a great Valentine cocktail, come to think of it! Those funky, curved glasses are cool, by the way!
Thank you Jeff!
And now I totally need to make that baked brie with rose/berry jam :)
Hope you had a good Labour Day. Ladurée is my favourite patisserie in France. So much so we usually even come home with macarons when we fly out of Paris.
Thank you!
I have never heard of or had Ispahan mocktail and I wonder why…it looks so beautiful, fruity and absolutely tasty!
Thank you Angie!