Whiskey Squirt
Bourbon, white peach and cognac-based orange liqueur, lifted with soda.
Sourced and attributed; not yet tested in our kitchen. How we test.
The recipe.
Scaling adjusts quantities only. Prepare shaken drinks in individual portions.
Let’s make a good drink.
Fill a highball with ice.
Shake the peach purée, bourbon and orange liqueur with ice.
Strain into the glass and add soda water to fill. Serve with a straw.
A thoughtful finish
- Measure every ingredient before adding ice so the drink can be finished promptly.
Common mistakes
- Adding carbonated ingredients to a sealed shaker.
A few good questions.
Which version is this?
Use white peach purée rather than peach schnapps. The quantities follow the linked Difford’s Guide recipe.
Has Cocktail Directory tested this recipe?
This is a sourced, attributed recipe. It has not yet been tested in the Cocktail Directory kitchen.
Where it comes from
Bourbon, white peach and cognac-based orange liqueur, lifted with soda.
Sources
- Difford’s Guide — Whiskey Squirt (Published recipe specification; method paraphrased) link
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