Berry Eye Punch

Ingredients:

• 3 cups blackberries
• 18 canned lychees (from one 500 ml jar), plus 3/4 cup syrup
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 cups sweetened acai juice
• 1 cup blueberry smoothie
• 18 large blueberries
• 3 cups lemonade with lime
• 1 cup spiced rum or gin (optional)

Preparation:

1. Puree the blackberries, lychee syrup, and lemon juice in a blender. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing down on the solids with a rubber spatula. Add the acai juice and blueberry juice. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
2. Carefully push a blueberry into the flesh of each lychee. Pour the drink into a pitcher and add the lychees, then gently stir in the lemonade and rum, if using. Serve over ice.
   
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