Winter Pear Bliss

This Winter Pear Bliss cocktail is a delightful blend of pear brandy, lemon, gin, and rosemary simple syrup. It's a unique and evocative drink that perfectly captures the essence of the winter holidays. The subtle flavors of pear and rosemary, combined with the tartness of lemon and the kick of gin, make this cocktail a must-try for the season.

Winter Pear Bliss

A unique and evocative cocktail with pear brandy, lemon, gin, and rosemary simple syrup - perfect for the winter holidays.

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Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Pear Brandy
  • 1 oz rosemary simple syrup
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 1.50 oz dry gin
  • Sugar-Salt (for rim)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3-4 sprigs rosemary (each 4-5 inches long)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cane sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Rosemary Simple Syrup by boiling water and sugar, then simmering with rosemary and allowing it to cool.
  2. Create a sugar-salt rim by mixing cane sugar and kosher salt on a plate, then coating the rim of the glass with it.
  3. Fill a shaker 2/3 full with ice, rinse it, and add pear brandy, rosemary simple syrup, lemon juice, and gin.
  4. Shake vigorously for about 12 seconds.
  5. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a tip of rosemary.