During the family vacation this year, I started experimenting with a peach & bourbon cocktail. Andrew and Gilbert were both going to be with us & they both like bourbon as does Eric. And who doesn’t like peaches?! I had a few different recipes to test, but as frequently happens, neither cocktail was quite what I had hoped it would be. I worked on the recipe sporadically after vacation. Grilling peaches for the dessert recipe from last week inspired me to try that for the peaches in this cocktail, too. It worked well & I’ve got my cocktail of choice. For as long as peach season lasts, that is!
Gilbert was especially enamored of this cocktail. Besides using bourbon, which he is very fond of, he gets to use the grill to make a drink! Now he can truly say he has made every course of a meal on the grill!
Peach Bourbon Limeade
Peach Bourbon Limeade (an original recipe from Eric & Linda Heuser)
Makes 2 cocktails
- 1/2 pound of peaches, halved & pitted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 springs of thyme
- 4 ounces simple syrup
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Ahead of time, grill the peaches over high heat with the cut side down, until they are marked & softened, about 4 minutes. Flip them over, drizzle the honey in the depression from the pit and sprinkle the thyme over it. Grill for another 3-4 minutes.
Grill the peaches cut side down then right side up with the thyme & honey in them.
Set the peaches aside until they are cool enough to handle.
Allow the peaches to rest after grilling.
When they are cool, remove the skins from the peaches and put the flesh and any juices that have collected in a food processor or the cup of a wand blender. Add the simple syrup to the container and process the fruit & syrup until it is smooth. Refrigerate the sweetened fruit puree until it is needed.
Puree the peaches with the simple syrup and any juices that have collected.
Combine 8 ounces of the peach puree with the bourbon and lime juice in a martini shaker half filled with ice. Shake the cocktail for 2-3 minutes, until it is well chilled. Pour the drink into 2 old fashioned glasses, add ice and serve.
Just needs some ice!
Sláinte! ~Linda
Peach Bourbon Limeade (an original recipe from Eric & Linda Heuser)
Makes 2 cocktails
- 1/2 pound of peaches, halved & pitted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 springs of thyme
- 4 ounces simple syrup
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Ahead of time, grill the peaches over high heat with the cut side down, until they are marked & softened, about 4 minutes. Flip them over, drizzle the honey in the depression from the pit and sprinkle the thyme over it. Grill for another 3-4 minutes. Set the peaches aside until they are cool enough to handle. When they are cool, remove the skins from the peaches and put the flesh and any juices that have collected in a food processor or the cup of a wand blender. Add the simple syrup to the container and process the fruit & syrup until it is smooth. Refrigerate the sweetened fruit puree until it is needed.
Combine 8 ounces of the peach puree with the bourbon and lime juice in a martini shaker half filled with ice. Shake the cocktail for 2-3 minutes, until it is well chilled. Pour the drink into 2 old fashioned glasses, add ice and serve.