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Perfect Pear

Name: Perfect Pear
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Poire William; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz	Poire William eau-de-vie
3/4 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of half orange juice & sugar-rimmed glass.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Perfect Pear contains 209 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
15.41% alc./vol. (30.82° proof)
17 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 1995 by Marco Dionysos at Saucebox in Portland, Oregon for his ex-wife, Sarah. According to Jim Meehan's PDT Cocktail Book, "He named it the Perfect Pear in honor of their marriage and the King Crimson song 'Three of a Perfect Pair'."

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Review

A generously flavoured pear drop sour.

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Comments & Discussion

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Prithvi Vallabh 1y

Was a little too boozy, dry and sour as written. Added a splash more OJ and simple syrup and pear suddenly became bright, unmasked from underneath the alcohol vapor.

Kim Josefsen Premium Member 2y

Pear eau-de-vie is delicious, but the pairing with orange juice is not spectacular. My personal favorite is to *pear* it with a flavored syrup that compliments the pear. To keep the pear in focus, I use a reduced white wine syrup.