Ingredients
- 1 ozpeach schnapps
- 1 ozwhite rum
- 2 ozorange juice
- 1 ozcranberry juice
- 🍋Fresh peach slice and a sprig of mint.(garnish)
🔧 Tools
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Add the peach schnapps and white rum.
- Pour in the orange juice and stir gently to combine the base.
- Slowly pour the cranberry juice over the back of a spoon to float it on top, creating the two-toned effect.
- Garnish with a fresh peach slice and a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.
📜 History
The Georgia Peach Cocktail is a fruit-punch-style drink named after the state of Georgia, historically one of the leading peach-producing states in the American South. The drink pairs peach schnapps with white rum, orange juice, and a float of cranberry juice that creates a distinctive two-toned appearance. While the drink has no single documented inventor, its ingredients and layered presentation follow the tropical cocktail tradition that became popular in American bars during the 1980s and 1990s, when peach schnapps first became a widely stocked bar staple. The recipe appears consistently across major cocktail reference sites including Difford's Guide, which categorizes it among the twenty best peach schnapps cocktails.
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