Name: Japanese Pear
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 10 ml Poire William; 45 ml Sake; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 1 dash Creole bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Ketel One Vodka

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Poire William eau-de-vie

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake

¹⁄₃ fl oz

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

1 dash

Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.

Prepare garnish of pear wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients 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

Nutrition:

One serving of Japanese Pear contains 212 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
20.05% alc./vol. (40.09° proof)
23.7 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Mookie Premium Member 21w

I used a half oz of pear liqueur (and no sugar) in lieu of the eau de vie, and substituted a Japanese gin for the vodka; this was great, and the peychaud's brought as much to the pallette as it did the eyes

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

It's a cool cocktail for sure. It's does taste a bit like lychee a Steven said. The pear is surprisingly present, working wonders with the sake. Next time I think I'll make 2/3s of a cocktail and add half a cl of citrus juice to make it less candy.

Steven Jepson Premium Member 1y

I used Sakura Masamune Honjozo Sake but otherwise followed recipe - the Peychaud's does provide a lovely pink tint.
Served with a side of Sake (it was a brand new bottle) this is glorious. Weirdly I got Chinese plum and lychee but just a complete Oriental mouthful of flavours. Stick to the quantities this is a Vodka Martini even if very wet and sweet - Amazing