Name: La Perla
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Reposado tequila; 45 ml Manzanilla sherry; 22.5 ml Pear liqueur

La Perla
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa Sherry
³⁄₄ oz	Giffard Poire William

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Manzanilla sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Simple yet complex, this beautifully balanced cocktail has faint saltiness from the manzanilla, delicate pear fruit and well-integrated fortifying tequila.

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History:

Created in 2005 by Jacques Bezuidenhaut at Tres Agaves, San Francisco, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of La Perla contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
21.26% alc./vol. (21.26° proof)
23.9 grams of pure alcohol

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michael Monaco

28th January at 23:51

I ran out of Poire Williams so tried it with Giffards Pineapple. It was nice.

C Pettit

11th October 2024 at 20:06

An outstanding cocktail. Almost perfect. Punchy but very invigorating and fresh.

helen rowlands

7th July 2024 at 09:04

I enjoyed La Perla slightly more with a tiny little squeeze of fresh lemon...

John Hinojos

4th April 2022 at 00:38

This is a great aperitif. The tequila and sherry work perfectly together. The pear add a nice hint, but still very dry. Will definitely do this one again.

Katherine Harrison

15th January 2022 at 19:22

We tried this as we were given a surprise bottle of Manzanilla at Christmas. Made with St Germain as we didn’t have Poire William. Really good!

Sean Larabee

17th September 2020 at 01:40

I want to love this one but just can't dial it in. As written it just slaps me across the face as 'hello, I am fortified sherry' (yes, I admit, I have an overly developed wine-dar). So dial sherry back and it snaps at some point from that state to being just a decent pear margarita like drink. Can't find the balance.

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