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"At the Ritz Carlton in Portland, beverage director Jason Marshall argues that the classic lychee martini is more accurately a lychee cocktail and that modern renditions often include acid or salt for balance; his hotel’s “Lychee What You Did There” pairs a vodka-based martini riff (vodka with a coconut-washed Carpano, dry vermouth, and Giffard’s Lichi-li liqueur) with a housemade yuzu and dragonfruit granita that contains salt, keeping acidic components outside the drink itself to preserve a velvety texture." - Katrina Yentch