Long Flight of Stairs

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a Collins glass...
1 fl oz Pear flavoured vodka
1 fl oz Berneroy Fine Calvados
1 fl oz Belle de Brillet Pear Liqueur
2½ fl oz Pressed apple juice
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. Serve with straws.

Garnish:

Apple or pear slice

Comment:

A seriously tasty, strong, long drink. The name is a reversal of the London rhyming slang 'apples and pears' (stairs).

About:

Created in 2005 by yours truly (Simon Difford) as a homage to the G.E. Club's 'Stairs Martini'.

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Pear & cognac liqueur

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