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.
Homemade Fruit Gin
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 for Peach Gin
- 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.
Peach gin
Ingredients
- 300 g peaches (2 ½, washed and sliced)
- 50 g white sugar
- 400 ml gin
Instructions
- Wash and then cut the peaches into slices. Discard the stone. Put the fruit in a wide-mouth jar.
- 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.
- Leave the jar to steep for about a week. Twice a day, give the jar a swirl to help all the sugar dissolve.
- Strain the gin with a sieve and cloth to remove the peaches. Decant the liquid into a clean bottle.
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- This recipe is 3 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion.
If you like flavoured gins, the classic home-made infusion is sloe gin. Follow the link for our full instructions. Or, for a digestif with a difference, make my bramble whisky.
Chris Collins
I can see me sipping on waaaaaay too many of these! Peach and gin is a match made in heaven!
Helen
Such a good combination together, perfect for summer sipping.
Beth Pierce
Looking forward to unwinding with this cocktail this evening! How refreshing and tasty!
Helen
A perfect treat for a summer evening.
Patty at Spoonabilities
What a wonderful idea for a gift too (as well as for myself!) :)
Helen
It is a lovely idea for a gift, if you can part with it.
Tania | Fit Foodie Nutter
You’ve combined my favourite ingredients Helen – peaches & gin, so this recipe it’s definitely up my street! Can’t wait to try it.
Helen
Peach is such a great flavour to go with gin.
Heidy L. McCallum
This peach Gin looks awesome. I just bought a large number of peaches and have been looking for new ways to use them! BINGO this is going to be perfect!!! I could also do a few as gifts. Thanks for a great idea.
Helen
It is the perfect time of year for peaches.
Jessika
That looks so trippy! Love gin and peach but haven’t tried them together yet. Totally trying this one out!
Jessika
Helen
Such a good combination together, for a perfect summer drink.
Brenda
I absolutely love fruity gins. This sounds wonderful and I can’t wait to make it.
Helen
So easy to make and such a good summer drink.