Spiced Double Pear Martini
Have some ripe pears sitting on your counter? Make some spiced pear syrup and shake it with pear brandy and vodka for a double pear martini!
Servings 2 drinks
Ingredients
Spiced Pear Syrup
- 2 pears, cored and chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 6 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cinnamin stick
- 1 tbsp chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 tsp allspice berries
- 1 1/2 cups water
Double Pear Martini
- 3 oz vodka
- 2-3 oz pear syrup, start with less and add more if needed
- 1 oz pear brandy, or standard brandy
- ice
- 1 pear, halved and thinly sliced
Instructions
Spiced Pear Syrup
- Add all the ingredients to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and let the syrup simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set up a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the syrup into the strainer. Don't press down on the solids! You want a clear (or mostly clear) syrup.
- Move the syrup to the refrigerator and chill until cold. You can use it while it is still a little warm if you want though the syrup will melt the ice more as you make the drink. The syrup will last about 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Double Pear Martini
- Combine the vodka, syrup, brandy, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake well and divide between two glasses. Fan out two sets of four pear slices each and add them to the martinis. Serve.
Notes
- Pears: I use Bartlett pears in the recipe. They are a soft and sweet pear when ripe. If you are using another type of pear you may need to adjust the sweetness.
- Sugar: Brown sugar gives the syrup a more caramelized flavor which is nice as a twist on the recipe.
- Ginger: You can certainly use fresh ginger in place of the crystallized. I usually have crystallized ginger in my pantry so that is what I used.