Peach Gin Recipe

Peach gin makes a delicious and pretty pale pink drink – enjoy it as it comes, or in a fabulous peach and raspberry cocktail with champagne or prosecco. 

Fruit-flavoured gins are everywhere at the moment and you could easily spend a fortune on them. However, this summery home-made infusion is something different and special. Delicious and refreshing, with the real taste of summer fruit, it is perfect for cocktails to serve at a party or barbecue. Enjoy it in a peach and raspberry Bellini or a Tom Collins. A bottle of this home-made treat makes an excellent gift.

How to Make Peach Gin

Step one – First wash the peaches, and then cut each into eight segments. Discard the stone.

Step two – Place the peach segments, the sugar and the gin in a wide-mouthed jar. Seal it and then give it a swirl, to help dissolve the sugar.

Step three – Store the jar somewhere cool and dark (the fridge is ideal). Swirl the jar twice a day, until the sugar is dissolved.

Step four – After about a week to 10 days, the gin is ready to decant. Strain the gin using a sieve and cloth. Then decant the gin into a clean bottle. The boozy peaches can then be eaten. Try them with cream or use them to make your favourite soft-fruit pudding.

Step five – Enjoy your peach gin! Keep it in the fridge and drink within about 2 weeks. It works well with tonic water, or to make a peach and raspberry cocktail, add a splash of blitzed raspberries.

Hints, Tips & Variations

• Use the best quality, ripe but not over-ripe peaches. 
• Adjust the sweetness to taste.
• Swap the peaches for nectarines for variety.
• Add a few almonds to make a peach and almond gin.
• Orange helps to enhance peach flavour, so add a few shavings of orange zest to the jar.
• Keep in the fridge once strained. 

How to Serve Peach Gin

• As is, either over the rocks or straight up.  
• Add some botanicals. Herbs and berries, such as a few crushed raspberries and a spring of basil, are delicious.
• Make a peach kir (Kir Pêche) by adding wine, or a Kir Pétillant or Royale with sparkling wine or champagne.
• Peach pairs wonderfully with blue cheese. A shot of peach gin makes an excellent accompaniment to a cheeseboard.  

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Peach gin

Prep Time

10 mins

Steeping time

3 d

Total Time

3 d 10 mins

 

Course: Drink, Drinks

Cuisine: Drink

Keyword: Peach gin

Servings: 15 servings

Calories: 82 kcal

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Ingredients

• 300 g peaches (2 ½, washed and sliced)
• 50 g white sugar
• 400 ml gin

Instructions

1. Wash and then cut the peaches into slices. Discard the stone. Put the fruit in a wide-mouth jar.

2. Add the gin and sugar. Give it a good swirl to help dissolve the sugar. Then put the jar in the fridge or in a cold dark place.
   

3. Leave the jar to steep for about a week. Twice a day, give the jar a swirl to help all the sugar dissolve.
   

4. Strain the gin with a sieve and cloth to remove the peaches. Decant the liquid into a clean bottle.
   

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Information

• This recipe is 3 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion.

Nutrition Facts

Peach gin

Amount Per Serving

Calories 82 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g 2%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Sodium 1mg 0%

Potassium 38mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 5g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 1.3%

Vitamin C 1.6%

Calcium 0.1%

Iron 0.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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