Tastes of Summer 2002: Drinks


  Peach-and-Berry Julep

The Chef
DALE DEGROFF of Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel

Servings
One Drink

Ingredients
1 slice peach
1 sprig of mint
1 small strawberry
2 raspberries
2 blueberries
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup (recipe below)
1/2 ounce Marie Brizard peach liqueur
1 and 1/2 ounces bourbon
Garnish: Peach slice and a sprig of mint

Mixing Instructions
Muddle the peach slice, mint sprig, the berries, the lemon juice, and the syrup in a shaker until the fruit is crushed. Add peach liqueur, bourbon, and ice, and shake well. Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with peach slice and mint.