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A Peach Cocktail You Will Want to Try!

Posted at 12:00 PM, May 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-22 13:03:59-04

Jessica made a Peach Cocktail. From Mid-May to Early August, The Peach Truck sets up all over town, offering fresh picked peaches, which are available by the bag (around 3 lbs.) or by the box (25 lb. 1/2 bushel box). Get the schedule for the Nashville booths and the East Nashville drive-thru here: https://thepeachtruck.com/pages/nashville-announcement.

Peach Beer Cocktail

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1 large peach, chopped (1 1⁄4 cups)
1 (3 inch) strip lemon peel
3 (12 oz) fruited wheat beers, chilled 1⁄2 cup vodka, chilled
1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 peach, thinly sliced

1. Combine sugar, water, chopped peach, and lemon peel in a saucepan. Bring to a boil overhigh heat, smashing with a potato masher to crush peaches and dissolve sug- ar. Let cool to roomtemperature, then strain, pressing on solids. (You should have 3⁄4 cup syrup.) Discard solids. Cover and chill until ready to use.

2. Add peach syrup, vodka, beers, and lemon juice to syrup in pitcher. Serve over ice with sliced
peaches in the glasses.