The average cocktail uses: 1  1 1/2 ounces (the average shot) of a base liquor (i.e. vodka, gin, rum, etc.). 2  Liqueurs are typically poured at 1/2 to 3/4 ounce. 3  Accent juices (i.e. lemon and lime) typically use 1/4 to 1/2 ounce.  Filling a highball or tall drink with juice or soda often requires 4 to 6 ounces.
The lychee has a history and cultivation going back to 2000 BC according to records in China. Cultivation began in the area of southern China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Wild trees still grow in parts of southern China and on Hainan Island.
Incarvillea delavayi. (BIGNONIACEAE) hardy gloxinia. Some common names for these seldom-grown, showy perennials include Hardy Gloxinia and Chinese Trumpet Flower. A favorite in old English gardens, these hardy and nearly hardy perennials are native to high elevations in India, Tibet, China and Turkestan.ncarvillea is a beautiful plant with low growing clumps of glossy, deeply divided leaves from which arise 12 - 24 inch leafless stems topped by clusters of flowers, each of which may be as much as 3 inches across.