When The Evergirl asked me last month for food feature topics for August, my mind immediately went to homemade summer beverages. I rarely drink regular soda, but love when I’m at a restaurant and there’s a zesty homemade soda. So I set out to create three homemade sodas and sparkling beverages. That translated into a Sweet & Sour Peach Spritzer, a zesty Homemade Lemon Lime Soda, and a Rosé Sparkler. Yeah- this is gonna be good. You can hop over to The Evergirl to get the recipes for the Lemon Lime Soda and Rosé Sparkler. I’m gonna give ya the back story on this peach spritzer.
Back in July, Brandon and I got dinner at Pok Pok Wing (think Southeast Asian pub food). When we were ordering a noticed a handful of drinking vinegars on the menu. As someone who can’t resist a sweet and sour combo (never give me a bag of Sour Patch kids), I was seriously intrigued. We got the pomegranate one. It was amazing. I was determined to recreate the drink at home.
After a little research, I discovered that making drinking vinegars requires soaking fruit in rice wine vinegar for three to five days. This creates a syrup which you then add a bit of sugar and seltzer to. Simple enough, but I was hoping I could create a drink that didn’t take five days. So I experimented, and a little lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and peach nectar later- we had a winner! I’d still like to make the traditional version, but this recipe is great if you’re short on time and looking for a homemade beverage or cocktail (I’d recommend vodka) to entertain with. Enjoy!
Sweet & Sour Peach Spritzer
Serves 6
- 2 cups peach nectar
- 1 bottle sparkling water
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 ripe peach, sliced
- fresh mint for garnish
Fill each glass with 1/3 cup peach nectar, ½ cup sparkling water, ½ a teaspoon lemon juice, and ½ a teaspoon apple cider vinegar. Stir gently, garnish with fresh mint and 2 sliced peaches per glass. Serve immediately. Make it happy hour friendly and add 1 ounce of vodka in each glass!
This looks delicious..and the photos are stunning as usual!
Your photos just keep getting better and better! Yummy.
These look wonderful – I’m intrigued by the addition of apple cider vinegar in the peach spritzer! And I love the fact that these bevvies can be cocktails or mocktails – nice work!
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