Pear Martini
The flavor of pear and winter spices combine for this delicious martini.
Servings: 2 drinks
Equipment
- paring or chef's knife
- 2 chilled martini glasses
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- lemon wedge
- ½ cup pear vodka or pear vodka
- 2 teaspoons spiced rum
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup made from equal parts sugar and water
- 2 thin slices pear
Instructions
- On a small plate, combine the sugar with the spices.
- Run the lemon wedge around the rim of the chilled martini glasses.
- Dip the rims of the martini glasses in the sugar/spice mixture, coating the rim.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine all the pear martini ingredients.
- Add 2 cups ice to the cocktail shaker. Cover and shake the cocktail shaker until very cold, about 10 seconds.
- Strain the pear martini evenly into the chilled martini glasses.
- Garnish each pear cocktail with a pear slice and serve.