Pear Frosted Cardamom

Velvet smooth and practically singing with pear flavor, this charming cocktail offers spicy notes of cardamom, mint and ginger and is perfect for any time of day. It would be apropos as a brunch cocktail. Created by Daniel Braun of Oliver's Twist, Seattle, WA.

Pear Frosted Cardamom

A velvety smooth cocktail bursting with the flavors of pear, cardamom, and ginger, perfect for any time of day.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ripe USA Pear, divided
  • 8 medium-sized mint leaves
  • 1 teaspoon huckleberry liqueur
  • 1 teaspoon pear liqueur (Clear Creek Pear Brandy or Aqua Perfecta Pear Eau de Vie)
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 3/4 ounce pear-cardamom syrup
  • 1 1/2 ounces light rum
  • 3/4 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 ounce fresh ginger juice
  • 1 large egg white
  • Ice
  • Pear-Cardamom Syrup
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 USA Pear, shaved w/ vegetable peeler
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Instructions

  1. Prepare the pear-cardamom syrup by boiling sugar and water, then adding shaved pear and cardamom, letting it sit for 20 minutes, and then straining and chilling the syrup.
  2. Dice a quarter of the pear into small cubes and place in a rocks glass with huckleberry liqueur, mint, and pear brandy. Stir to combine.
  3. Cut another quarter of pear into large chunks, put in a shaker, and add bitters and pear-cardamom syrup. Muddle until the pear is completely broken down.
  4. Add rum, lemon juice, ginger juice, and egg white to the shaker. Fill with ice and shake for 30 seconds.
  5. Add ice cubes to the rocks glass with pear cubes.
  6. Strain the cocktail into the glass and garnish by standing a paper-thin slice of pear in the froth.