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Peach Schnapps, a fruity alcoholic spirit made from the best quality of organic peaches comes from the German language, Schnapps meaning ‘drum of liquor’ literally or in Dutch as ‘mouthfuls’.

Peach Schnapps is an exotic alcohol spirit essentially like gin later flavored with fruit used to prepare the widely known ‘Sex on the Beach.’

Prepared from the best of organic fruit from around the world, this spirit is high in alcohol content because of the process of preparation. Two months of infused preparation and fermentation, the spirit has to be carefully put together; else it can go very wrong.

High on calories, schnapps comes in many fine flavors; from peppermint schnapps, plum schnapps, raspberry schnapps, blueberry schnapps, raisin schnapps, and cranberry schnapps.

Often served with chicken, pork, lamb, and tomato dishes; schnapps works best for an evening meal. Schnapps helps enhance flavor for desserts, ice creams, cream salads, pies, cakes, muffins and cookies. Fruit schnapps can be used to make marshmallows, jams, jellies, cake fillings or fruit sauces, or any dish where one would else use fruit cider or juice.

Peach Schnapps is based on fresh and fully ripe peaches and stones and is a wonderful schnapps that is sweet, fruity and with many fine flavors.

“I was first introduced to Peach Schnapps by a friend. I found myself holding a glass of peach schnapps and I swirled the drink around for a while, and took a tiny sip. The cool, sweet aroma of peaches completely bowled me over. Peach schnapps had won me over. Over the years, I have tried many combinations with the Peach schnapps cocktails and have come to realize that the plain, on the rocks version is still me favorite,” said Sheetal Kanago, a writer with Mouthshut.com.

Peach Schnapps, a refreshing, strong, dry spirit made from the distillation of peaches can be easily prepared with a combination of good culinary skills and a lot of patience. Follow this simple yet tedious process to make your own peach schnapps:

1. Use fresh and fully ripe peaches, organic for best results.
2. Peel 12 medium size peaches. Work becomes easy if you first dip them into boiling water for 30-60 seconds and cool them in cold water.
3. Remove the shingles and cut the fruits in quarters.
4. Put the peaches and stones in a clean glass jar with an apt sized lid.
5. Cover with clear, unflavored vodka. A minimum of 40% alcohol content.
6. Let this steep for 1-2 months in a dark place at room temperature, approximately 18-20° C.
7. Shake it lightly and taste it from time to time.
8. Strain and filter your infusion into an unsoiled glass bottle or jar with tense fitting lid.
9. Store this infusion for at least 1 month in a dark place at room temperature before serving.

A cocktail with peach schnapps can be ideally tossed with 40% vodka, 15% peach schnapps and the rest, a juice of your choice. If for some reason you are not satisfied with your concoction, there are ways to adjust both savors and essences effortlessly.

“The peach flavored spirit is most popular amongst the young generation and the enthusiastic as this spirit is very glamorous.” shared Lincoln Jacob Elias, a bartender at Le Meridian, Pune.

An absolute stress buster, the sound of schnapps is better than a roll in the hay after a stressful day at the workstation.

Beverage Rating: 3/5
Pros: Tasty, Economical, easily available, popular, classy.
Cons: Can prove to be too intoxicating if consumed in large quantities.

Sanyukta Iyer

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