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La Perla

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (36)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz Reposado tequila (100% agave)
1 1/2 fl oz Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa Sherry
3/4 fl oz Giffard Poire William liqueur

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of La Perla contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 21.26% alc./vol. (42.52° proof)
  • 24 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

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

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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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Comments & Discussion

Egg McKenzie
i thought this was pretty great and i didn't even use great ingredients. can't wait to make an even better one.
score: 1
michael Monaco
I ran out of Poire Williams so tried it with Giffards Pineapple. It was nice.
score: 1
C Pettit
An outstanding cocktail. Almost perfect. Punchy but very invigorating and fresh.
score: 1
helen rowlands
I enjoyed La Perla slightly more with a tiny little squeeze of fresh lemon...
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
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.
score: 2
Katherine Harrison Premium Member
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!
score: 1
Sean Larabee
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.
score: 1

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$4.40 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 8 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


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