4 Refreshing Peach Cocktails Recipes perfect for Summer

With the weather set to be a scorcher this week as temperatures soar to 27 degrees on Wednesday, many of us will be dusting off our cocktail making skills in time for the bank holiday weekend! 

In light of this, The Alfred Tennyson, a gastro pub located in Belgravia have released four of their signature peach cocktails so that cocktail fanatics can recreate some of their favourite fruity tipples with a tasty twist!

Homemade Peach & Basil Syrup 

• 250ml Fresh Cold Water
• 220 grams Caster Sugar
• 4 Fresh Peaches
• ½ Peeled Lemon (just the peel)
• 10 Fresh Basil Leaves

STEP 1: Pour the water into a medium- sized saucepan. Add initially only half of the sugar (110gr) and bring slowly to boil.

STEP 2: Cut peach into 1cm wedges and peel the lemon, add all to the boiling water.

STEP 3: Cook the fruit on low heat in a shallow water. After 10 minutes add the remaining 110gr of sugar and stir until dissolved.

STEP 4: Simmer for another 10-15minutes. Remove from the heat and add 10 basil leaves, cover with a lid and let it sit until cools down.

STEP 5: Pour the syrup through the sieve into a bottle.

You can use the fruit left in the pan in desserts – delicious with ice cream, or freeze it and serve it with your drinks, it’s also delicious on its own.

The syrup is a sticky and very sweet and works as both flavourant and sweetener, it also has a delightful pink colour adding an extra spring feel to your drinks and perfect for peach cocktails.

Recipe 1 – Peach & Basil Old Gin Fashioned

Short and sweet with a kick, a twist on a classic.

• 50ml Gin (pick one with robust flavours)
• 20ml Peach & Basil Syrup (15ml if you prefer your old fashioned less sweet)
• 4 dashes of Angostura Bitters (not necessary but adds a different level to the drink)

STEP 1: Fill a whisky glass with ice

STEP 2: Add the syrup and then the gin and stir to combine

STEP 3: Add a few dashes of bitters and stir a bit more in order to dilute the drink

STEP 4: Once the volume of the drink has lifted up slightly it is ready. Don’t stir too long or you’ll water it down.

Garnish with lemon peel (squeeze it gently into the glass to sprinkle it with citrus oils) and a slice of peach

Recipe 2 – Peachy Old Collins

Long and refreshing

• 50ml Gin
• 25ml Peach & Basil Syrup
• 25ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
• Top up with Soda

STEP 1: Build the first 3 ingredients in a tall glass over ice.

STEP 2: Stir it gently then top up with soda.

Garnish with basil leaves and lemon peel

Recipe 3 – Peach and Basil Fizz

Bubbles with a bonus

• 25ml Gin
• 20ml Peach & Basil Syrup
• 10ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Top up with your favourite bubbly

STEP 1: Add ingredients into a champagne flute starting with the lemon juice, then the syrup following by the gin

STEP 2: Stir in gently to combine and then top up with bubbly

Garnish with a basil leave and a slice of peach on the rim of the glass

Non-alcoholic / Mocktail alternative 

Recipe 4 – Peach and Basil Iced Tea

• 25ml Peach & Basil Syrup
• Splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Top up with cold tea

Place all into a glass and stir your peach cocktails! Garnish with the cooked fruit or any frozen fruit from your freezer!