Peach Liqueuer

Awww! Been way too long! I've been working (throughout the last few months) on my garden here in the beautiful northwest and on some wonderful new recipies straight from the fresh produce I'm beginning to harvest from it! I've also been working on some very homemade liqueurs.. the very best!!

Today I am thrilled to be making a peach liqueur..

Peach Liqueur Recipe

1 cups sugar

1 cup water
2.5 pounds fresh peaches, stemmed and washed

1.5 cups vodka

1 cup brandy

2 teaspoons lemon zest

Make the simple syrup: Bring the sugar and water to boil over a medium-high heat. Stir constantly to prevent scorching. The liquid should be clear. Let it cool.

Cut the peaches in half and remove the pits. (Don’t throw those pits away though! They’re going to go into the liqueur.)


Slice the peaches. Put everything into a 2-gallon container that has a tight-fitting lid. Give it a good stir and then cover.

Put it in a cool dark place for two weeks. Give it a good shake once in awhile during the two weeks so that things don’t clump together.
After two weeks use a fine-mesh strainer to get the solids (including the pits) out. Discard the solids. Transfer the liquid into a clean container. Cover and let stand for another 2 or 3 weeks.
Rack or filter the liqueur into its final container. (We’re going to use clean wine bottles.) You should get about one gallon of liqueur.