4 Peach Cocktail Recipes To Try This Weekend

The sun is finally shining, which calls for refreshing tipples – and nothing says summer like the taste of peach. Here Belgravia gastropub The Alfred Tennyson shares the recipes for four of its signature peach cocktails.

Peach Summer Cocktails

Peach & Basil Old Gin Fashioned

Short and sweet with a kick, a twist on a classic

Ingredients

• 50ml Gin (pick one with robust flavours)
• 20ml Peach & Basil Syrup (15ml if you prefer your old fashioned less sweet)
• 4 dashes of Angostura Bitters (not necessary but adds a different level to the drink)

Method

1. Fill a whisky glass with ice.
2. Add the syrup and then the gin and stir to combine.
3. Add a few dashes of bitters and stir a bit more in order to dilute the drink.
4. Once the volume of the drink has lifted up slightly it is ready. Don’t stir too long or you’ll water it down.
5. Garnish with lemon peel (squeeze it gently into the glass to sprinkle it with citrus oils) and a slice of peach.

Peachy Old Collins

Long and refreshing

Ingredients

• 50ml Gin
• 25ml Peach & Basil Syrup
• 25ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
• Top up with Soda

Method

1. Build the first 3 ingredients in a tall glass over ice.
2. Stir it gently then top up with soda.
3. Garnish with basil leaves and lemon peel.

Peach and Basil Fizz

Bubbles with a bonus

Ingredients

• 25ml Gin
• 20ml Peach & Basil Syrup
• 10ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Top up with your favourite bubbly

Method

1. Add ingredients into a champagne flute starting with the lemon juice, then the syrup following by the gin.
2. Stir in gently to combine and then top up with bubbly.
3. Garnish with a basil leave and a slice of peach on the rim of the glass.

Non-Alcoholic: Peach and Basil Iced Tea

A mocktail alternative

Ingredients

• 25ml Peach & Basil Syrup
• Splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Top up with cold tea

Method

Place all into a glass and stir! Garnish with the cooked fruit or any frozen fruit from your freezer.