Exactly as it Sounds
This is one of those drinks that doesn’t take a lot of imagination – but still comes out fantastic every time. Inspired by boxes (yes, boxes) of peaches from Mom’s garden, Chris chopped up a few to make a peach syrup for use in cocktails. (As you can imagine, this happens to a lot of fruit around here…) With a giant bundle of mint left over from filming the Lucid Absinthe seminar last week and a toasty day outside, this julep sounded like just the ticket!
THIRST QUENCHING WITH A KICK
The peach and mint go perfectly together but the drink was almost a bit too easy to drink. Enter: bitters. Dale Degroff’s Pimento bitters was just the “kick” this drink needed to add some spice and accent the round fruity sweetness of the drink overall.
If you have a tree full of peaches in the backyard (or heck, a grocery store with decent peaches this time of year…) I say give this one a try! One large peach will make enough syrup for many cocktails, so it’s absolutely a worthy investment.
Equipment
- 1 Muddler
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 10 leaves Mint
- 1/2 oz Peach Syrup
- 1 dash Dale DeGroff’s Pimento Bitters
Peach Syrup Ingredients
- 1 ea Peach
- 1 cup Sugar Equal weight to the peach
Instructions
- Muddle mint leaves in a julep cup.
- Add all other ingredients.
- Add crushed ice (to fill the cup).
- Stir until a frost forms on the outside of the julep cup.
- Add more crushed ice to finish the cocktail.
- Garnish with fresh mint.
Peach syrup Instructions
- Chop peach into 1” pieces and remove the pit.
- Add sugar and stir well.
- Macerate for 2-4 hours.
- Strain and chill.
