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La Poire des Bénédictines
Pear and cognac are a match made in heaven. Bénédictine adds honeyed sweetness and herbal complexity to this after-dinner cocktail
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
19th July at 16:39
Tried this while on a mission to empty the cupboard - the pear eau de vie had been wasting space for too long. Also subbed the Bene (too precious for an experiment) with Berão. Really good! Inspiration for future variations, unfortunately means I'll have to buy another bottle of eau de vie...