Fizzy Peachtree
Build ∙ 2 min ∙ 4.9% ABV ∙
The Fizzy Peachtree is a low-proof highball of peach schnapps, fresh lime juice, and soda water, built over ice and topped effervescent. Sweet, candied peach leads before lime tartness cuts in, with the soda's fizz keeping the finish light and easy for daytime sipping.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Pour the ingredients into the ice-filled glass: Peach schnapps 40 mlLime juice 10 mlSoda water 100 ml
- Garnish with a lime wedge
Tips
- Pre-chill the glass so the soda water doesn't lose its fizz on contact with a warm surface.
- Pour the soda water last and gently to preserve carbonation rather than stirring it flat.
- Squeeze the lime fresh — bottled juice mutes the tartness that balances the schnapps' sweetness.
History
The Fizzy Peachtree is a modern promotional drink built around Peachtree, the peach schnapps liqueur made by De Kuyper. Peachtree itself was created in the early 1980s in Georgia by Earl LaRoe, a flavor scientist working for National Distillers, De Kuyper's U.S. distributor at the time, and it launched in 1984 as the first liqueur of its kind, establishing the peach schnapps liqueur category. The Fizzy Peachtree cocktail was later promoted by De Kuyper in 2019 as the signature serve for the liqueur, pairing it with lime and soda to give it its name.
FAQ
What is in a Fizzy Peachtree?
Peach schnapps, fresh lime juice, and soda water, built over ice in a chilled glass and garnished with a lime wedge. It is a light, low-proof highball rather than a spirit-forward drink.
How do you make a Fizzy Peachtree?
Pre-chill a glass, then pour the peach schnapps, lime juice, and soda water over ice directly into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge. There is no shaking or stirring involved; the drink is simply built and served.
What is a peach fizz cocktail?
A peach fizz is a bubbly, low-proof highball built on peach schnapps or peach liqueur, lengthened with a mixer such as soda water and usually brightened with citrus. The Fizzy Peachtree follows this pattern, using fresh lime juice and soda water over ice.
What is peachtree in a drink?
Peachtree refers to peach schnapps, a sweet, low-proof liqueur flavored with peach used as the base spirit in drinks like the Fizzy Peachtree. It brings the drink's dominant peach sweetness and most of its ABV.
What glass is a Fizzy Peachtree served in?
A wine glass, built directly over ice and garnished with a lime wedge.
How strong is a Fizzy Peachtree?
About 4.9% ABV, similar to a light beer, since the schnapps is lengthened considerably with soda water and lime juice.
