Name: La Poire des Benedictines
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Poire William eau-de-vie; 22.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Garnish:

Pear wedge speared with cube of Roquefort cheese

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

3/4 fl oz	Poire William eau-de-vie
3/4 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M.
3/4 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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G. Miclo Poire Williams eau-de-vie, 50cl

£ 41.45 £ 1.88 per cocktail, makes 22 Bénédictine D.O.M., 70cl

£ 28.45 £ 0.92 per cocktail, makes 31 Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

£ 53.25 £ 1.72 per cocktail, makes 31

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Review:

Pear and cognac are a match made in heaven. Bénédictine adds honeyed sweetness and herbal complexity to this after-dinner cocktail.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from a drink promoted by Grey Goose in 2013 and originally using their La Poire vodka.

Nutrition:

One serving of La Poire des Benedictines contains 193 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
30.26% alc./vol. (60.52° proof)
23.5 grams of pure alcohol

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