Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Fall Peartini
- Prep time
- 5 minutes PT5M
- Cook time
- N/A PT0
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
Pureed fresh pear gives this cocktail the essence of its fall flavor.
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, cut and skinned
- ½ cup of sugar
- ½ cup of water
Preparation
To make the pear puree, combine two skinned and cut pears with ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water. Blend and strain any excess pulp.
For the cocktail, combine vodka, Cocchi Vermouth di Torini, pear puree and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a cinnamon-sugar pear slice.
Techniques used in this recipe:
- muddle
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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.
