Peach Me

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (56 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon whiskey
0.42 oz Peach schnapps liqueur
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel or fresh peach wedge.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with orange slice or peach wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

It's peachy baby! Well, subtly peachy. Most of all it's a whiskey-forward, Old Fashioned-style sipping cocktail that demonstrates just how harmoniously bourbon and peach sit together.

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History:

Adapted from a cocktail by Jason Shullo, beverage director at Golden Entertainment, Las Vegas, USA. We've taken the liberty of renaming Jason's original Peach Me recipe as Peach Old-fashioned (Wisconsin-style).

Nutrition:

One serving of Peach Me contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 31.95% alc./vol. (31.95° proof)
  • 23.4 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
29th May at 20:51
I've made this a few times over past few years. I do love the bourbon-peach combo... All depends on the strength of your bourbon and which ratios are most desirable to ya... But this has been so far my favorite attempt: 60 ml Wild Turkey 101, 20 ml Rothman & Winter Orchard Peach, 5 ml maple syrup, 2 dashes Ango orange... Worthy of continued tweaking. I was just randomly really craving a peach cocktail last night and only got around to making it today. And, I'm satisfied.
G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
29th May at 20:55
Just the way I am, but... I see the name of the drink 'Peach Me', and I hear James Brown in 'Superbad' singing it - "PEACH ME!!"
Wayne Hanley’s Avatar Wayne Hanley
5th December 2024 at 13:52
I made this to spec, but found it very bourbony (I did use a 100 proof bourbon) and couldn't catch a hint of peach. So I added another portion of schnapps (doubling the original), and it worked nicely (the sugar also helped (as a couple of other comments noted).
Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
25th November 2024 at 21:24
I made this with a 50/50 split of Wild Turkey 101 & 81 bourbon, and Bols Peach Schnapps Liqueur (42 proof). Tasty but pretty boozy (probably from the high proof schnapps?) Will probably try a bit of sugar syrup next time just to smooth the edges a bit, but that may be unnecessary with other "peach schnapps".
Samantha Pietrus’ Avatar Samantha Pietrus
17th December 2023 at 23:14
I added about 20 ml of Cointreau to balance out the bourbon and enhance the bitters/schnapps
Lorenz Kock’s Avatar Lorenz Kock
21st April 2022 at 21:30
To be honest I am not a huge OF fan but this is a fun riff! Used a good "light bodied" Bourbon without a too strong character which is the way to go with this one I think
Ian T’s Avatar Ian T
30th June 2023 at 21:23
Agree with the comments about requiring a smooth lighter bourbon. I used Bulleit bourbon and the pepperiness was too much.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
9th June 2021 at 03:59
Very nice evening sipping cocktail. Just a hint to peach. Orange bitters work great. Great nightcap. Benefits from a long stir to release all the fragrances in the mix.