Vodka and peach schnapps are a familiar and popular flavor combination, and while several possibilities of drinks exist with this combination alone, it can sometimes start to feel repetitive. That's when amaretto comes into play to take a classic combination and make it exciting and new. Consider a peach schnapps with amaretto and vodka cocktail next time you open your cabinet, you might surprise yourself with the result.
Summer Soothe
This tasty cocktail is an easy afternoon sipper or a new addition to brunch.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce vodka
- ½ ounce peach schnapps
- ¼ ounce amaretto
- ¼ ounce orange juice
- Ice
- Lime wheel and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, peach schnapps, amaretto, and orange juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into cocktail glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with lime wheel and mint sprig.
Royalty
This colorful and spirit-forward cocktail is swoon-worthy-- but sip with caution. If you want to make it less potent, feel free to top it with club soda.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces raspberry liqueur
- 1 ounce amaretto
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 1 ounce vodka
- ¼ ounce cranberry juice
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, raspberry liqueur, amaretto, peach schnapps, vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with lime wheel.
The Love Potion
The object of your affection may not fall in love with you, but they'll fall in love with the cocktail. Love's complicated like that.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces cranberry juice
- 2 ounces orange juice
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 1 ounce amaretto
- 1 ounce vodka
- Ice
- Dehydrated orange wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cranberry juice, orange juice, peach schnapps, amaretto, and vodka.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.
Killer Kool-Aid
Don't be fooled by the name, this drink is all adult. It takes a little extra time to prepare for the best presentation, but the result is eye catching. If you want mint flavor, you can muddle mint prior to layering ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces cranberry juice
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ½ ounce amaretto
- ½ ounce peach schnapps
- Crushed ice
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a highball or pilsner glass with crushed ice.
- Adding slowly in layers, first add cranberry juice allowing to settle on bottom.
- Slowly pour in schnapps, vodka, and amaretto allowing that to settle as a separate, clear layer.
- Garnish with mint sprig.
Death by Sex
This is one of the more provocatively named drinks, but it's a tasty drink sure to please all.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- ¼ ounce peach schnapps
- ½ ounce gin
- ½ ounce Southern Comfort
- ½ ounce amaretto
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- ¼ ounce orange juice
- ¼ ounce cranberry juice
- Ice
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice and all ingredients.
- Shake to chill
- Strain into rocks glass or highball filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish with lime wedge.
LuLu Cocktail
This spirit-forward cocktail combines flavors of different but complementary ingredients, it packs a huge, but exotic, taste.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ ounce grenadine
- ¼ ounce pineapple juice
- ½ ounce peach schnapps
- ½ ounce amaretto
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- ½ ounce vodka
- ½ ounce white rum
- Club soda to top off
- Ice
- Citrus wheel for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, juices, grenadine, peach schnapps, amaretto, orange liqueur, vodka, and white rum.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with citrus wheel.
Ruby Red
The blood orange juice and raspberry liqueur make this cocktail pop.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces blood orange juice
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 ounce amaretto
- ½ ounce peach schnapps
- ½ ounce raspberry liqueur
- Ice
- Sugar, lemon wedge, and blood orange wedge for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare glass, rub the rim of the rocks glass with the lemon wedge.
- With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, blood orange juice, vodka, amaretto, peach schnapps, and raspberry liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into prepared glass.
- Garnish with blood orange wedge.
Not Your Grandma's Madras
A madras is a delicious juice-based cocktail. This recipe punches things up a bit.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce orange juice
- ¾ ounce cranberry juice
- ¾ ounce vodka
- ¾ ounce peach schnapps
- ½ ounce amaretto
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Lemon slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, juices, vodka, peach schnapps, and amaretto.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with lemon slice.
Crisp Sipper
If you're looking to enjoy a fruit crisp dessert but don't want to go through the chopping, baking, and waiting, this is the recipe for you.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 ounce amaretto
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 1 ounce apple cider
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce cinnamon syrup
- Ice
- Apple slices for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, amaretto, peach schnapps, apple cider, lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball or rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with apple slices.
Sparkling Peach Martini
This bubbly martini is a great swap if you want something different from a Bellini but love that peach flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce peach puree
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- ½ ounce amaretto
- ½ ounce vodka
- Prosecco to top off
- Ice
- Peach wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a coupe or martini glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, peach puree, peach schnapps, amaretto, and vodka.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Top off with prosecco.
- Garnish with peach wedge.
Peach, Amaretto, and Vodka- Oh My!
Since vodka tends to take on the essence of the ingredients in a cocktail, it allows the flavors of peach and amaretto to shine as the stars. Consider swapping in these new pairings when shaking up cocktails as you refine your favorite vodka, amaretto, and peach schnapps cocktail. Selecting your favorite is a matter of personal taste, so try them all before deciding which one is the best. At the very least, it can make for a fun taste-testing experience.
