Name: La Poire des Bénédictines
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Poire William; 22.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

³⁄₄ fl oz

Poire William eau-de-vie

³⁄₄ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

³⁄₄ fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of pear wedge speared with cube of Roquefort cheese.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pear wedge speared with cube of Roquefort cheese.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of La Poire des Bénédictines contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
28.12% alc./vol. (56.24° proof)
21.8 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 9w

Tried this while on a mission to empty the cupboard - the pear eau de vie had been wasting space for too long. Also subbed the Bene (too precious for an experiment) with Berão. Really good! Inspiration for future variations, unfortunately means I'll have to buy another bottle of eau de vie...

Tim Cull 36w

So freaking good. Used St George Spiced Pear for the pear and it worked great. Really wish I’d had some Roquefort on hand because that really would have been brilliant

John CARR Premium Member 49w

I’m with the crowd on voting to bump up the pear spirit to 30ml - it’s so delicious I could (and have!) drink it neat, and it’s nice to let its star shine bright. Massenez poire williams and Remy Martin VSOP; something like Martell would prob have been better but that’s first world problems for ya! 🤣

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Dang this is a really fun cocktail. I'm kind of surprised by the lack of cognac because this is a cocktail where you get honeyed herbal pear for days. The cognac is there in the background, adding some oak and grape, but not as much as I thought it would. Really delicious cocktail though. It goes to show how underutilised fruit eau-de-vies are in the cocktail world.

Martin Mangold 1y

Astonishigly enough - i foud the pear flavour still dominating in this drink. (Schladerer Williams Christ & Maison Gautier VSOP used)

James Dorman 1y

This is much improved by an additional quarter ounce of eau de vie. Otherwise the Benedictine is overly dominant.

Matt Premium Member 1y

Initially light in the mouth, with a bit of pear and the Benedictine spices (really delicious). The cognac gradually takes over, with a warming boozy heat coming in and taking the cocktail into the finish. Sweetness, spice and cognac heat make this a great after-dinner cocktail!

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Loved the herbal and honey hints provided by the Benedictine. Did fine it a little on the sweet side. After the first sip, we added 1/4 oz more eau-de-vie and it really popped the flavours.