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These peach schnapps drinks are the best ways to use up a bottle! The clear liqueur brings big fruity flavor to cocktails.
Got a bottle of peach schnapps on hand? Did you buy a bottle for a Fuzzy Navel and not sure what else to do with it. (Guilty as charged.) Don’t worry: there are plenty of ways to use it in cocktails to bring a juicy peach flavor.
Peach schnapps is a type of schnapps made by adding peach flavoring to a clear grain spirit. It was introduced in 1984 by DeKuyper, and quickly became the top selling schnapps in America. The flavor is intensely fruity and peach-forward, making it great for adding flavor. Use it sparingly: a little goes a long way!
And now…the top peach schnapps drinks and cocktails!
Hands down, the most popular peach schnapps drink is the Fuzzy Navel! This classic combination of schnapps and orange juice was invented in the 1980’s as a marketing ploy for DeKuyper. Fuzzy refers to peach fuzz, and navel refers to orange. The drink was inspired by the classic orange juice and vodka combination in the Screwdriver, and remains popular to this day.
Ingredients: Peach schnapps, orange juice
The Peach Martini is a peach schnapps drink that's a spin on the flavored vodka martini. The classic martini is ultra dry, but there’s an entire family of vodka martinis that are the exact opposite: fruity, sweet, and full of bright colors and big flavor! Here, peach schnapps brings in that signature fruity flavor to this drink.
Ingredients: Peach schnapps, vodka, orange juice, triple sec, lime juice
Here’s a stunning peach schnapps drink we can’t get enough of: the Georgia Peach! It’s light and and deliciously peachy, balancing that line of sweet and tart with ease. It makes a vibrant statement with its two-toned pink and peach colors. The delightful peach flavor works as a fruity cocktail in any season.
Ingredients: Peach schnapps, white rum, orange juice, lime juice, cranberry juice
Looking for an interesting way to use peach schnapps? Try the Royal Flush! This fun cocktail pairs sweet tart cranberry with the vanilla, brown sugar and oaky notes of Crown Royal. Add fruity peach schnapps, and it’s an intriguing way to drink your whiskey!
Here’s a drink that’s light, refreshing, and bursting with juicy flavor: the Peach Daiquiri! This one is a spin on the Classic Daiquiri and it’s all about combining fruit with rum and lime. Because it uses peach schnapps, you can make it in any season! Of course, it’s best in the summer when juicy peaches abound. Each sip is a burst of cool, fruity flavor with a zing on the finish.
Ingredients: Peach schnapps, white rum, orange juice or peach slices, lime juice, simple syrup
Last up in our peach schnapps drinks: the Peach Bourbon Cocktail! Peaches and bourbon are an ideal flavor match, but using juice from fresh peaches doesn’t quite hold up to the strength of the bourbon. Mix up peach schnapps with bourbon and a little juice, and pow! The intense peach flavor is offset with the vanilla and oaky notes of the bourbon.
Ingredients: Peach schnapps, bourbon, orange juice or peach slices
More about peach schnapps
Wondering more about this unique liqueur? Here’s what to know about peach schnapps:
- Peach schnapps is made by adding peach flavoring to a clear grain spirit. The most popular brand in the US is DeKuyper, which introduced the spirit in 1984.
- How much is peach schnapps? Peach schnapps is economical to buy. A 750 ml bottle costs between $10 and $15. There are many brands on the market: it’s sometimes labeled as peach liqueur.
- What ABV is peach schnapps? It is between 15% and 20% ABV, so it’s a low alcohol spirit. (Compare it to 40% ABV for spirits like whiskey, rum, vodka and gin.)
Top Peach Schnapps Drinks (Georgia Peach!)
These peach schnapps drinks are the best ways to use up a bottle! The clear liqueur brings big fruity flavor to cocktails.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Stirred
- Cuisine: Cocktails
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 ounce* peach schnapps
- 1 ounce white rum
- 2 ounces orange juice (fresh squeezed, or store-bought no sugar added juice)
- 1 ounces cranberry juice
- Ice, for serving (try clear ice!)
- For the garnish: fresh peach slice, mint sprig (optional)
Instructions
- Add the peach schnapps, rum, and orange juice to an ice filled highball and stir. Gently pour the cranberry juice into the center.
- Garnish with peach slice and mint sprig.
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