The Western Tanager – a cocktail recipe by Michelle Hartsell Cocktail Engineer

I picked up some nice fresh peaches and nectarines at the Farmer's market last weekend and started thinking about making a cocktail with a nice peach flavor.  This is a sweet little cocktail that's nice this time of year to go with all the stone fruit are coming in.  So here you go!  

In a cocktail shaker 1/3 filled with cracked ice add:

• 4 oz Ketel One Peach & Orange Blossom Botanical Vodka
• 2 oz Giffard creme de Peche de Vigne liqueur
• 3 oz fresh squeezed orange juice
• a few drops of Scrappy's orange bitters

Shake and strain into two small cocktail glasses and garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a twist of orange peel.

I like the Ketel One brand of flavored vodka because it has no added sweeteners or sugars and is all-natural.  I'd like to take a trip to Holland some day to visit the Ketel One distillery.

Cheers!