It’s dawn, and Qin Shaofen is strolling among the 500 lychee trees at her family’s orchard on the outskirts of Guangzhou, capital of China’s southern Guangdong province. This year, the branches are ...

There was a time when William Tsui, co-owner and beverage director of Oakland’s Viridian, groaned at the thought of making a lychee martini. He shook up countless orders of the sweet, potent drinks ...