Peach Buzz
Honestly, I don't know WHAT to call this drink ...
Peach Mojito? Wrong, it's made with BOURBON. And well, I don't have a particular fondness for Mojitos anyway ...
BUT, it is still the same process ... sort of ;-)
So ... as usual, it's a Sunday morning, I'm up in the kitchen, cleaning, making coffee, back in bed with the Kindle, reading,beating Level 76 of Candy Crush browsing, Hubby's still in bed, being lazy, watching, what else? FoodTV and it's Bobby Flay's BBQ Addiction ... of course!
We don't normally get drawn in to the last part of the show where he makes his cocktail ... but today? We did! And this is what we made!
I had everything on hand, except the mint (my plant got crispified) and peaches (because none of us our peach fans) ... so I thought HEY ... lets make these for pool time later! A quick trip to the store and $10 later, I had more than enough to make these drinks (I bought 6 peaches, SO not necessary!)
Such great ideas come out of the blue!
I know peach season is coming to an end but as the ones I bought were taking a bath with the bourbon, I had a thought that maybe, just maybe, frozen, DEFROSTED peaches might be better for this in the end ... gonna have to give that a try because I promise, we will be making these again!
Here's what you need:
2 peaches
2 tbs sugar (the real deal)
handful of fresh mint plus more for garnish
2 cups bourbon (we used Gentleman Jack as Hubby's not a fan of the Knob Creek I like)
crushed ice (key word here is crushed)
Dry ginger ale
Before we go any further, let me make it clear: peaches are icky to ME and ginger ale makes me want to gag (brings back bad, bad, bad childhood memories!) and I still LOVED this drink!
Ok ... are you ready to give this a shot? Let's go!
Cut your peaches up into rough chunks. Toss in a tall pitcher. I used this plastic thing that I dumpster dived eons ago, so it's at least 25 years old ...
Add your mint leaves and sugar.
Take a wooden spoon and start mashing the stuff to release the mint oils and the peach juice. Really, the whole idea is to "bruise everything" but really, just mash. Hubby wanted to toss in the Vita Mix but I said NO because you will not be drinking THIS stuff, so to speak.
Add the 2 cups bourbon. Give it a stir. Go ahead and sniff. Whew. Smells like straight up bourbon, huh? It's ok. Just walk away and leave it alone for 15 minutes or so. Crush your ice if your fridge doesn't do that for you. Just leave the mixture alone. After I was done, I thought, darn, I should have let it hang out in the fridge!
After 20 minutes go by (I got distracted!), add crushed ice to a tall glass. Put a straw in NOW. Strain the mixture over the ice to 3/4 full. Top off with ginger ale.
Give a little stir and garnish with mint.
Smell.
Sip.
Smile.
Yummm...so very refreshing!!
These ARE strong! The crushed ice is key as it dilutes the drink a little, gradually so make sure you use crushed ice and not whole cubes ;-)
Enjoy and drink responsibly!
Looking forward to sharing with some of these great parties ... make sure you check them out! Show Me What Ya Got, What's Cooking Wednesday, Its a Party!, Works For Me Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Wake Up Wednesday, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Wednesday Whatsits, Real Fun, What I Whipped Up, Work It Wednesday, Lovely Ladies, Weekly Creative, Domestic Superhero, All Things Thursday, The Weekly Creative, Tasty Thursday, Full Plate Thursday, Create It Thursday, Fabulously Frugal Thursday, Crafty Thursday Obsessions, Frugal Food Thursday, Showcase Your Talent, Think Tank Thursday, Simple Lives Thursday, Foodie Friday, Get Real Frugal Friday, Frugal Fridays, Food on Friday, Freakin Did It Friday, Feature Friday, The Pin Junkie, Freedom Friday, Friday Favorite, Foodie Friday, A peek into my paradise, Foodie Friends Friday, Fun Friday blog hop, Friday Favorites, TGIF BLOG HOP, Weekend Retreat, What’s Shakin, Weekend Wonders, Weekend Potluck, Get Him Feed Anything Goes, Dwell on Fridays, Friday Foodfight, Lil Luna Link Party, Foodie Friday, TGI Friday Friday with Friends, Simple Living Foodie Friday, Inspirations, Weekend Wander, Weekly Roundup, Feature Yourself Saturday, The Party Bunch, I Gotta Create, Show and Tell Saturday, Show Off Weekend, Show Stopper Saturday, Sweet and Savory, The Weekend Creative, Weekend Potluck, Will Cook For Smiles, Strut Your Stuff Saturday, Saturday Show & Tell, Super Saturday Show & Tell, Say G'day Saturday, Not Bad Sunday, Potluck Party, Sunday Showcase, Savory Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Super Sunday, Mop It Up Monday, Creative Monday, The Scoop, Melt In Your Mouth Monday, Pin It Party, Dinner Time Recipes, Show Me What You Got, Made By You Monday, Hunk of Meat Monday, Sweet Sharing Monday, What’d You Do This Weekend, Marvelous Mess, Making It Cuter, Motivated Monday, Time To Sparkle, Mealtime Monday, Time To Sparkle, Makin You Crave Monday, Clever Chick, Creative Corner Blog Hop, Make Your Own Monday, Mix it Up Monday, Save Money Monday, Lou Lou Girls, Inspire Me Monday, In and Out of the Kitchen, Memories, Tasty Tuesdays, Tuesdays At Our Home, How To Tuesday, Handmade Tuesday, Making a Home, Show Me The Goods, Totally Tasty Tuesday, All My Bloggie Friends, Share Your Stuff Tuesday, Tuesday Talent Show, Fat Tuesday, Penny Pinching Party, The Gathering Spot, Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays, Kitchen Tip Tuesdays
Peach Mojito? Wrong, it's made with BOURBON. And well, I don't have a particular fondness for Mojitos anyway ...
BUT, it is still the same process ... sort of ;-)
So ... as usual, it's a Sunday morning, I'm up in the kitchen, cleaning, making coffee, back in bed with the Kindle, reading,
We don't normally get drawn in to the last part of the show where he makes his cocktail ... but today? We did! And this is what we made!
I had everything on hand, except the mint (my plant got crispified) and peaches (because none of us our peach fans) ... so I thought HEY ... lets make these for pool time later! A quick trip to the store and $10 later, I had more than enough to make these drinks (I bought 6 peaches, SO not necessary!)
Such great ideas come out of the blue!
I know peach season is coming to an end but as the ones I bought were taking a bath with the bourbon, I had a thought that maybe, just maybe, frozen, DEFROSTED peaches might be better for this in the end ... gonna have to give that a try because I promise, we will be making these again!
Here's what you need:
2 peaches
2 tbs sugar (the real deal)
handful of fresh mint plus more for garnish
2 cups bourbon (we used Gentleman Jack as Hubby's not a fan of the Knob Creek I like)
crushed ice (key word here is crushed)
Dry ginger ale
Before we go any further, let me make it clear: peaches are icky to ME and ginger ale makes me want to gag (brings back bad, bad, bad childhood memories!) and I still LOVED this drink!
Ok ... are you ready to give this a shot? Let's go!
Cut your peaches up into rough chunks. Toss in a tall pitcher. I used this plastic thing that I dumpster dived eons ago, so it's at least 25 years old ...
Add your mint leaves and sugar.
Take a wooden spoon and start mashing the stuff to release the mint oils and the peach juice. Really, the whole idea is to "bruise everything" but really, just mash. Hubby wanted to toss in the Vita Mix but I said NO because you will not be drinking THIS stuff, so to speak.
Add the 2 cups bourbon. Give it a stir. Go ahead and sniff. Whew. Smells like straight up bourbon, huh? It's ok. Just walk away and leave it alone for 15 minutes or so. Crush your ice if your fridge doesn't do that for you. Just leave the mixture alone. After I was done, I thought, darn, I should have let it hang out in the fridge!
After 20 minutes go by (I got distracted!), add crushed ice to a tall glass. Put a straw in NOW. Strain the mixture over the ice to 3/4 full. Top off with ginger ale.
Give a little stir and garnish with mint.
Smell.
Sip.
Smile.
Yummm...so very refreshing!!
These ARE strong! The crushed ice is key as it dilutes the drink a little, gradually so make sure you use crushed ice and not whole cubes ;-)
Enjoy and drink responsibly!
Looking forward to sharing with some of these great parties ... make sure you check them out! Show Me What Ya Got, What's Cooking Wednesday, Its a Party!, Works For Me Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Wake Up Wednesday, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Wednesday Whatsits, Real Fun, What I Whipped Up, Work It Wednesday, Lovely Ladies, Weekly Creative, Domestic Superhero, All Things Thursday, The Weekly Creative, Tasty Thursday, Full Plate Thursday, Create It Thursday, Fabulously Frugal Thursday, Crafty Thursday Obsessions, Frugal Food Thursday, Showcase Your Talent, Think Tank Thursday, Simple Lives Thursday, Foodie Friday, Get Real Frugal Friday, Frugal Fridays, Food on Friday, Freakin Did It Friday, Feature Friday, The Pin Junkie, Freedom Friday, Friday Favorite, Foodie Friday, A peek into my paradise, Foodie Friends Friday, Fun Friday blog hop, Friday Favorites, TGIF BLOG HOP, Weekend Retreat, What’s Shakin, Weekend Wonders, Weekend Potluck, Get Him Feed Anything Goes, Dwell on Fridays, Friday Foodfight, Lil Luna Link Party, Foodie Friday, TGI Friday Friday with Friends, Simple Living Foodie Friday, Inspirations, Weekend Wander, Weekly Roundup, Feature Yourself Saturday, The Party Bunch, I Gotta Create, Show and Tell Saturday, Show Off Weekend, Show Stopper Saturday, Sweet and Savory, The Weekend Creative, Weekend Potluck, Will Cook For Smiles, Strut Your Stuff Saturday, Saturday Show & Tell, Super Saturday Show & Tell, Say G'day Saturday, Not Bad Sunday, Potluck Party, Sunday Showcase, Savory Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Super Sunday, Mop It Up Monday, Creative Monday, The Scoop, Melt In Your Mouth Monday, Pin It Party, Dinner Time Recipes, Show Me What You Got, Made By You Monday, Hunk of Meat Monday, Sweet Sharing Monday, What’d You Do This Weekend, Marvelous Mess, Making It Cuter, Motivated Monday, Time To Sparkle, Mealtime Monday, Time To Sparkle, Makin You Crave Monday, Clever Chick, Creative Corner Blog Hop, Make Your Own Monday, Mix it Up Monday, Save Money Monday, Lou Lou Girls, Inspire Me Monday, In and Out of the Kitchen, Memories, Tasty Tuesdays, Tuesdays At Our Home, How To Tuesday, Handmade Tuesday, Making a Home, Show Me The Goods, Totally Tasty Tuesday, All My Bloggie Friends, Share Your Stuff Tuesday, Tuesday Talent Show, Fat Tuesday, Penny Pinching Party, The Gathering Spot, Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays, Kitchen Tip Tuesdays
Wow this looks refreshing! And it sucks not having cable television anymore because I used to watch the Food Network all the time. I will try this drink.
ReplyDeleteI guess you can call these drinks just plain: good. Pinned. Thanks for bringing this to Weekend Bites.
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