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Pear Shaped
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Pear Shaped
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 3⁄4 oz | Belle de Brillet pear liqueur |
| 1 oz | Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Vanilla Syrup |
| 3 drop | Bob's Vanilla bitters optional |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of pear wedge.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with pear wedge on rim.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Scotch, pear and apple combine wonderfully in this fruity and balanced cocktail. Pear juice in place of apple juice produces a richer and arguably tastier cocktail.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2003 by Jamie Terrell at the iconic Dick's Bar at the Atlantic Bar & Grill in London, England. The Atlantic Bar & Grill opened in 1994, and it, particularly Dick's Bar, is considered the birthplace of the cocktail renaissance.
Jamie's original recipe was shaken and strained into an ice-filled Collins glass and comprised:
60ml (2oz) Scotch whisky
30ml (1oz) Pear & Cognac liqueur
90ml (3oz) Apple juice
15ml (½oz) Lime juice
7.5ml (¼oz) Vanilla syrup
A "Deluxe Version" was shaken and strained into a chilled Martini glass:
Pulp of 1 fresh Passion fruit
45ml (1½oz) Scotch whisky
30ml (1oz) Pear & cognac liqueur
30ml (1oz) Apple juice
30ml (1oz) Pear juice
7.5ml (¼oz) Lime juice
Nutrition:
One serving of Pear Shaped contains 186 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 16.17% alc./vol. (16.17° proof)
- 18.2 grams of pure alcohol
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