Peach Jack Daniels Cocktail: Classic Highball Updated

Peach and Jack Daniels cocktail tastes like a juicy peach soaked in whiskey – it’s about as southern as you can get! This light and refreshing twist on a classic whiskey highball is sure to be a favorite at your house! This recipe is meant for adults 21 and over – please drink responsibly.

For this recipe you’ll need: Jack Daniels, Peach Schnapps, St. Germain Elderflower liqueur, brown sugar, peaches, Fee’s Old Fashioned bitters, about 4 ounces gingerale or club soda, on the rocks glasses, maraschino cherries, and ice

Peach Cocktails Taste Like Summer

If you think I am posting a lot of peachy cocktails lately, well, you’re right. I love a fresh peach cocktail in the summertime — and while some of you might still be shoveling snow, I’m wearing sandals and tank tops in 90 degree heat.

When you think of peaches you might think of Georgia but here in Texas we think of Parker County. It’s about 90 minutes west of where I live and I just love the area because it’s very country, very classic Texas, and there are a ton of Texas sized, ripe, juicy peaches in the summer. Absolute perfection.

Tips for Peach Jack Daniels Cocktail

This is a simple cocktail to make. The trick is for it to be very cold so use plenty of ice in the shaker.

• If you aren’t lucky enough to live within driving distance of Parker County, or it happens to be a part of the year when peaches are not in season then you can use canned or frozen peaches in this recipe.
• If you aren’t lucky enough to live within driving distance of Parker County, or it happens to be a part of the year when peaches are not in season then you can use canned or frozen peaches in this recipe.
• Control the amount of sweetness by using ginger ale, club soda, or a mix of the two.
• You can make up a big batch of the cocktail mixture without the ginger ale or club soda and keep it in the refrigerator. Just add your mixer to each glass.
• The round ice cubes work particularly well with this drink.
• If you don’t have St. Germain you can use a little splash of Triple Sec or just use more Peach Schnapps or Jack Daniels depending on your tastes.
• I prefer a spicy ginger ale with this – like the Jamaican ginger ale you can get at specialty stores.

One warning though — I don’t make this fresh peach cocktail by the pitcher because I will seriously sit and drink it all day long. It’s just that good.

Is it better than the Bourbon Peach Tea I posted last week? That’s for you to decide.

Peach Cocktail Variations

Here are some of my favorite variations to this drink –

• Add a squeeze of orange or lemon and an orange wheel to garnish
• Use a pecan liqueur in place of the St Germain
• Freeze the peaches and make it in a blender – it’s like a frozen peach daiquiri but better
• Garnish with fresh fennel fronds for a light licorice flavor
• Add a little lavender syrup in place of the St Germain

Jack Daniels Is a Southern Standby

Jack Daniels is pretty much a standby whiskey in the South. You might find expensive bourbon and imported single malt scotch in a Southern pantry but it will almost always be sitting next to a bottle of Jack Daniels.

We don’t do Bourbon and Coke here so much as we do Jack and Coke. There are no less than 10 country songs about Jack Daniels, my favorite being Jack Daniels, You Lied to Me Again by Ray Stevens. There are probably more than 10 but that’s all I could think of right off hand.

So you see, Jack Daniels is pretty much a Southern icon — like screen doors, sweet tea, and Sunday supper.

Now, being a food writer I have an entire shelf of my pantry dedicated to booze. Sometimes companies send it to me as part of a recipe they want me to develop, sometimes clients gift me with it when they are especially happy with my work, and sometimes I buy it for a particular recipe I want to work on. This was one of those times when I paid for it myself to work on this cocktail… and it took a lot of testing. A lot.

Jack Daniels or Gentleman Jack?

I prefer the Gentleman Jack as a general rule because it’s very smooth and rich.

Feel free to use the standard Jack Daniels if you like but don’t use the Fire or the Honey. It will make the drink too sweet and throw it off.

I also tucked a few lemon balm leaves in it because I had them handy in my herb garden and I thought it would look good. You don’t need them.

Now… ready to add another star recipe to your collection of peach mixed drinks?

More of My Favorite Cocktails

I am not a heavy drinker but I love a good cocktail now and then. Here are some of my favorites!

• Sex in the Driveway has a crazy name that always brings a smile to people’s faces – until they taste it. THEN the smile turns to a grin.
• Banana Daiquiri is one of my favorites because of the adorable garnish but sipping that creamy, frozen drink is one of the best ways I can think of to spend a summer afternoon.
• Alabama Slammer is one I love to serve on the 4th of July because its bright red color goes perfectly with the theme.
• 50 Summer Cocktails is a compilation of cocktail recipes divided by type of spirit. It’s handy to have for summer parties!
• Spicy Peach Tequila Sour is spicy-sweet, this take on the classic Tequila Sour recipe has sweet peach flavor balanced with a tart blast of lime and fiery pepper jelly.

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The Fee Bros. Peach Bitters just adds a deeper peach note to this cocktail. Fee Bros. are the only ones I use consistently. Very high quality. They have other flavors of bitters, too but the Old Fashioned or Peach (or both) is what you want for this cocktail. These on the rocks glasses are heavy and just right for this Jacked Up Peach Cocktail. They show it off beautifully.

Peach Jack Daniels Cocktail Recipe

I like to call this whiskey highball a Jacked Up Peach Cocktail but you can call it whatever you like. It’s my kind of drink – whatever you call it!

This cocktail recipe makes a great pitcher drink for parties – just adjust the servings up and the ingredient measurements will go up as well – super easy!

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