Sweet Road to Georgia Cocktail
This southern-inspired Sweet Road to Georgia Cocktail blends juicy peach with fresh basil, lime, orgeat syrup and rum, and makes for a cool treat on a hot summer’s day.
Yield: 1 drink, 2 to 3 cups Orgeat Syrup
Ingredients
Cocktail
- 1/2 of a medium white peach
- 3 basil leaves
- 3 pieces of a quartered lime
- 1 1/2 tablespoons orgeat syrup*
- 1/4 cup rum
Orgeat Syrup
- 2 1/4 cups sliced almonds
- 3 1/2 cups tap water
- 3 1/2 cups distilled water
- 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
- 1/8 cup vodka
- 1/4 teaspoon orange blossom water, to taste
Instructions
Cocktail
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle together peach, basil, lime and orgeat syrup for 2 minutes.
- Add rum and shake vigorously, strain over ice into a rocks glass and garnish with a firm basil leaf.
Orgeat Syrup
- In a medium size mixing bowl, cover almonds with tap water and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Strain, discarding water.
- In a food processor or blender, lightly pulse the almonds until they are coarsely ground. Return almonds to the bowl, cover with distilled water and soak for 4 to 5 hours, stirring the mixture well every hour or so.
- Strain liquid into a 1 liter glass jar through a cheesecloth-lined strainer, pressing to extract as much as possible. Discard the almonds.
- Add sugar to the liquid, close the lid tightly and shake the jar vigorously, repeating several times over 15 minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved. Add vodka and orange blossom water and stir thoroughly.
- Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
* Orgeat syrup can be store bought - Fees Brothers is a popular brand or use the recipe provided.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 188.3; Fat 1.8mg; Sat Fat 0.1g; Mono Fat 1g; Poly Fat 0.4g; Protein 1.4g; Carb 11.6g; Fiber 2.5g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 201mg; Calcium 28mg; Potassium 169mg; Vitamin E 1.2mg
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Almond Board of California
Created by Matthew Biancaniello, Mixologist at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel’s Library Bar.
