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Peartini

Fall Peartini

Prep time:
10 minutes
Cook time:
N/A
Yield:
1 serving
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
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Fall in love with the sweet pear flavor of this autumnal cocktail.

Ingredients

Fall Peartini:

  • 1½ ounces vodka
  • ½ ounce Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
  • 2 ounces Pear Puree
  • 2 ounces simple syrup
  • 1 pear slice, coated in cinnamon and sugar for garnish

Pear Puree:

  • 2 pears, peeled and cut
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup water

Preparation

To make Pear Puree, combine pears, sugar and water, then blend and strain any excess pulp. 

For the cocktail, combine vodka, Cocchi Vermouth di Torini, pear puree and simple syrup in cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a pear slice dipped in sugar and cinnamon.

Techniques used in this recipe:

muddle

muddle, v.: to combine ingredients, usually in the bottom of a mixing glass, by pressing them together with a muddler before the majority of liquid ingredients are added.

Examples of when this method is applied:

For a mojito sugar, fresh mint leaves and club soda are muddled.

Limes are often muddled with sugar syrup or other fruit as in a Caipirnha and Bésame.

You muddle a sugar cube and bitters in cocktails such as Sazarac and Old-Fashioned.