Best Fuzzy Navel co*cktail Recipe - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

Fuzzy Navel is a classic peachy orange co*cktail served on ice. This refreshing drink is perfect for summer or anytime you want to enjoy a simple fruity co*cktail.

Fuzzy Navel— it’s a funny name for a less than serious co*cktail. During its heyday in the hedonistic 80s, this super-simple drink was one of the most requested co*cktails in American bars, although its popularity has definitely wavered recently. That’s not to say that you should toss it out like your Day-Glo leg warmers and that neon jacket with the shoulder pads you still have in the back of your closet. TheFuzzy Navelis a tasty concoction that belongs as much on today’s brunch tables as it does on an 80s retro bar menu. Even if you weren’t drinking them when they were all the rage, now is an excellent time to give one a try.

The History of theFuzzy NavelDrink

Like so many other famous co*cktails, theFuzzy Navelwas first created as a marketing tool. In the case of theFuzzy Navelco*cktail, the alcohol was DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps, a new product from National Distillers that wasn’t selling well.

The story is, back in 1984, Jack Doyle, an executive at National Distilled, called his old buddy, Ray Foley, a one-time joke writer for Johnny Carson, into his office. Doyle explained the situation of sagging sales to Foley and asked if he could help come up with a new co*cktail the company could use to promote it. Being a practical guy, Foley mixed equal portions of the peach-flavored schnapps and orange juice and gave it to Doyle. Doyle liked it. In fact, the new drink was so fresh and fruity that people say he remarked that he could still taste the “fuzz from the peaches.” Hence, the Fuzzy (from the peach) Navel (from the navel oranges) was born.

How to Make a GoodFuzzy Navel

For such a bare-bones co*cktail, there are surprisingly many ways to mess it up, and using the wrong peach schnapps is the easiest one.

To make aFuzzy Navel, you really ought to use DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps. It is the original, and it’s still the best choice for this drink. Whatever you do, don’t mistake DeKuyper Peach Pucker for DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps. You won’t be happy.

If you cannot find DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps, there are other peach schnapps out there, but make sure to buy American-style schnapps. Most distillers making American-style schnapps use a heavily sweetened and strongly flavored neutral grain alcohol as a base spirit, while European schnapps is much milder and less sweet.

As for the orange juice, there are two things to keep in mind. The first is to use fresh-squeezed oranges if you can, and the second is you have to strain out any pulp.

Once you have the right ingredients, mixing aFuzzy Navelco*cktail is a snap.

1. Fill a highball glass with fresh ice.
2. Pour three ounces of peach schnapps and three ounces of orange juice into the glass.
3. Stir it with a bar spoon.
4. Drop in a straw and garnish with an orange wheel.

Tips for MakingFuzzy NavelDrinks

• Add drama to your drink by floating the orange juice on top of the peach schnapps.Pour the juice slowly over the back of the bar spoon.
• Arepeach schnapps drinksa little too sweet for you? Make it aFuzzy NavelVodka, instead.Peach schnapps can be a bit too much for some people. You can up the alcohol content while reducing the sweetness by replacing half the peach schnapps with vodka. Some folks call this variation a Hairy Navel.

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Fuzzy Navel Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

• Peach schnapps
• Freshly squeezed orange juice
• Orange slice
• Ice cubes

How to Make a Fuzzy Navel

1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
   
2. Add peach schnapps.
   
3. Add orange juice.
   
4. Garnish with an orange slice.

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