Name: Pear and Cardamom Sidecar
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 whole Green cardamom pods; 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Triple sec; 22.5 ml Pear and cognac liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

Ingredients

2 whole

Green cardamom pods

1 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

³⁄₄ fl oz

Belle de Brillet pear liqueur

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of pear wedge.

Method

MUDDLE cardamom in base of shaker.

Add other ingredients.

SHAKE with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pear wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Terri Brown 16w

Well I did not have the Belle de Brillet which I'm sure is lovely. I did have some St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur and this cocktail is an outstanding sour. Trying my best to slip slowly. I'm wondering how it would taste with a nice, aged rum in place of the cognac as I do love to do on occasion...