308 Peaches

Serves
makes one cocktail

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINDA XIAO; FOOD STYLING BY JESSIE YUCHEN

Published on August 3, 2015

A teaspoon of yogurt adds a subtle tang to this summery peach drink from Alexis Soler and Ben Clemons of Bar 308 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Ingredients

For the Honey Syrup

¹⁄₄ cup honey

For the Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz. gin, preferably Ford's
1 oz. fresh peach juice
¹⁄₂ oz. Gran Classico
¹⁄₂ oz. honey syrup
¹⁄₄ oz. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. full-fat plain Greek yogurt

Instructions

Step 1

To make the syrup, combine honey and 1⁄4 cup water in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high; stir until honey has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Cool.

Step 2

To make the cocktail, combine gin, peach juice, gran classico, honey syrup, lemon juice, and yogurt in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously, then strain into a collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with a basil leaf.

To make the syrup, combine honey and 1⁄4 cup water in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high; stir until honey has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Cool.
To make the cocktail, combine gin, peach juice, gran classico, honey syrup, lemon juice, and yogurt in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously, then strain into a collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with a basil leaf.