Name: Pear Sidecar
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 25 ml Pear and cognac liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Pear Sidecar
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Nick & Nora

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
⁵⁄₆ oz	Belle de Brillet pear liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (to add the classic orange element to this sidecar). Optionally, before service, prepare the glass with an orange juice-moistened rim dipped in sugar and left to dry and crust before placing it in a freezer to chill to serving temperature..
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Pear and cognac liqueur adds a luxuriant touch to an otherwise classic Sidecar.

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History:

Created in September 2024 by yours truly at The Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pear Sidecar contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
22.04% alc./vol. (22.04° proof)
18.7 grams of pure alcohol

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