Peach season is here! I do love to bake and create cocktails with the seasons. I also love peaches! If you already tried my Peach Bourbon Crisp or Vanilla Peach Scones with Bourbon Glaze, you also know that I believe peaches go nicely with bourbon!
Peaches and Bourbon, yes, please!
When on vacation, I bought a bottle of Veil Whipped Cream Flavored Vodka. What do you do when you have a new bottle you’ve never tried before? You create a new cocktail of course.
The Process of Creating a New Cocktail
It took a couple of attempts.
In round one, I muddled the peaches, strained out the peach pulp, and used the strained peach juice in the drink. (I was left with some alcohol-infused peaches that were yummy on ice cream)
For round two I left the muddled peaches in the drink.
Round three had us mixing the muddled peaches with soda water, however, friends felt that that took away from the taste of the peaches. They preferred it without the mix and the fizz.
At first, I tried a Peach Fizz-type drink with ginger beer, however, it tasted like a mule! Might post that one later, I do like a good mule!
Finally, I settled on the recipe below.
What to Name my New Peach Cocktail
Next, what to name it? This cocktail is a little like a martini, but not the classic martini dating back to the middle of the 19th century that consists of vermouth and gin, or even its cousin the Vodka Martini.
Liberties have been taken, as I subscribe to modern mixologists' thinking that martini just means a cocktail comprised of mostly hard liquor.
There is also the issue of the tasty peach pulp floating in the glass. Not really appropriate for a martini. I have to thank my friend Deb who suggested adding the word Rustic to the name, and the Rustic Peach Martini was born.
The Ingredients in the Rustic Peach Martini
Peaches – the star of the show. Fresh and in-season are a must.
Veil Whipped Cream Flavored Vodka – we do not have this available in Canada – you can probably substitute with a Vanilla Flavored Vodka, however, the whipped cream flavor adds a silkiness to this cocktail that gives it a rich, creamy flavor and a more luxurious mouthfeel.
Bourbon – choose your favorite mixing bourbon
Lemon juice – fresh is always best
Simple syrup – without the sweetness of a soda, I feel it needs a bit of sweetening. My husband prefers it without.
How to Make the Rustic Peach Martini
Ingredients
Directions
Chop the fresh peach into small cubes but reserve a couple of slices for garnish
Place diced peaches in cocktail shaker and muddle
Add bourbon and vodka and muddle some more
Add lemon juice and simple syrup and stir
Pour into two cocktail glasses filled with ice
Garnish with a peach slice and lemon slice and a small dessert spoon if you have one!
Enjoy!
Notes
If you do not like a drink quite so rustic, you could puree the peaches with the lemon juice - one ounce of lemon juice per peach. Each peach makes two drinks. This could be done ahead of time and refrigerated. The drink will be less ‘chunky’ – Mixologist’s preference.
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