Eat a peach

Sami Mersel prepares a cocktail with fresh peaches.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Fruit stars at the bar

Sami Mersel, the Beijing cocktail impresario who is the brand ambassador for Diplomatico rum, offers several cocktails that take advantage of the peach's summer sweetness.

Bellini

Fresh peach puree "caviar"

Duval Leroy Champagne

Mersel uses bar equipment to convert the peach puree into "caviar", like the balls of tapioca used in bubble tea. At home, simply spoon a teaspoon of the puree into each champagne flute before adding champagne.

Carnival Sour

50ml Encanto Pisco

20ml fresh lime juice

1/2 fresh peach

15ml vanilla and grapefruit syrup

Egg white

Puree peach and then combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.

Calla Bassa

50ml Gin Mare

20ml fresh lemon juice

10ml Cointreau

2 bar spoons homemade peach marmalade

Few drops of rosemary oil

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.