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Published on 3rd of November 2025

Old Pear Cocktail

Glassware

Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz G. E. Massenez Poire Williams eau-de-vie
1 fl oz Grand Marnier liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 dash Scrappy's Black Lemon Bitters
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 dash Regans' Orange Bitters No.6

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