Peach gin

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5 from 7 votes

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.

Servings: servings

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time10

Steeping time3

Total Time3 10

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

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.

Nutritional Information

This recipe is 3 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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