Yes, it's Summer in the U.K!! and that means some super warm days & nights followed by some not so warm days& night!!
This spiked peach lemonade by Maureen Petrosky will be ideal for any lovely
warm evening. Whether you've just arrived home in a stressed and hot sweat, due
to your sauna impersonated tube/bus journey back from the office or for a
lovely balmy early evening with friends on the patio, preferably with a barbeque!
Of course you can also drink this all day, any day, sans alcohol (or not! Whatever tickles your fancy).
I have basically followed Maureen Petrosky’s recipe to a Tee! Well, with the
exception of adding some cognac as well as the vodka!
Hooray for Summer!
Here's what you need:
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 large peaches ( 1 for decoration; I preferred 3 peaches in
my drink and 1 for decoration)
6 cups sparking water (For those who are not a big fan of
fizzy drinks, like me, still water is just as effective!)
1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 ½ cups of vodka
½ cup of cognac
What to do:
In a small pot, combine the cup of sugar & cup of water
and let simmer on a low/medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
You can now use this time to peel your
peaches. Maureen explains how easily you an do this and you can see me getting very
excited, following her instructions on my Vlogging Channel: https://youtu.be/WHbotAsracI
Basically, you put a cross on the bottom of the peach, place
in boiling water for 30 seconds and then directly into an ice bath. Once cooled
– you peel with your fingers. Easy peasy!!
Add loads of ice, stir again and voila! You are ready for
some refreshing, delicious drinking!
Enjoy!
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