Strawberry-Lychee Punch

• Recipe by Cocktails 2006

Park Blue, New York City
Open until 4 a.m., the bar here is a late-night hangout for chefs from the neighborhood's many high-profile restaurants, such as Per Se, Le Bernardin and Alain Ducasse.

Ingredients

1. 3 small strawberries, hulled
2. 1/4 ounce Simple Syrup
3. 1 canned lychee plus 1/4 ounce syrup
4. 2 ounces light rum
5. 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
6. Ice

Directions

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the strawberries, Simple Syrup, lychee and lychee syrup. Add the rum, lime juice and ice, shake well and pour into a red wine glass.