Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. peach puree (1 peach, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 lemon for juice mixed in a blender)
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 6 leaves fresh mint
- 2-3 oz. Cognac or Bourbon
- 1 oz. Pellegrino sparkling water
*Note – multiply ingredients by the # of cocktails you need to make
Directions
- Add peach puree, sugar, and 1 teaspoon water in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat for about 30 seconds. Stir to dissolve sugar, and allow mixture to cool a bit.
- Muddle the mint leaves in a glass about 45 seconds. Remove some of the mint solids and discard. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine peach mixture and cognac, and shake until well chilled.
- Strain cognac mixture over ice in the glass, add some sparkling water to give it some fizz and mix.
- Garnish with a peach slice, some mint and enjoy!
