Name: Purple Pear Martini
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Vodka - Bison grass; 22.5 ml Poire William eau-de-vie; 22.5 ml Crème de violette liqueur; 30 ml Lillet Blanc (or other aromatized wine)

Serve in

Martini glass

Garnish:

Pear slice

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

3/4 fl oz	Bison grass vodka
3/4 fl oz	Poire William eau-de-vie
3/4 fl oz	Crème de violette liqueur
1 fl oz	Lillet Blanc (or other aromatized wine)
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Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Depending on your choice crème de violete, both in hue and flavour, this floral cocktail suits its name.

History:

Created in 2002 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

222 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.86% alc./vol. (47.72° proof)
23.3 grams of pure alcohol

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