Peach Daiquiri
A fruit-forward riff on the classic Cuban Daiquiri that swaps traditional sugar for fragrant peach schnapps, adding peachy sweetness to a clean rum and lime base.
- 1½ ozlight rum
- 1 ozpeach schnapps
- ¾ ozlime juice
- Peach slice or lime wheel on the rim.garnish
- 1Chill a coupe glass in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- 2Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the light rum, peach schnapps, and freshly squeezed lime juice.
- 3Shake vigorously for 12 to 15 seconds until well chilled.
- 4Double-strain into the chilled coupe glass.
- 5Garnish with a peach slice or lime wheel on the rim and serve.
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The Peach Daiquiri is a fruit-forward variation on the classic Daiquiri, which itself traces its roots to the Daiquirí region of Cuba in the late 19th century. The standard Daiquiri formula of rum, lime juice, and sugar has generated countless fruit variations since it gained international recognition in the early 20th century. When peach-flavored schnapps became widely available in American bars from the 1980s onward, bartenders found that replacing the traditional simple syrup with peach schnapps preserved the Daiquiri's clean structure while adding fragrant peachy sweetness. The recipe is listed by Difford's Guide among the essential peach schnapps cocktails, described as a classic Daiquiri with fragrant peach liqueur replacing sugar.
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