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The Pear Infusion
The pomegranate may have enjoyed recent reign as the cocktail flav du jour, but the pear may just take over thanks to the release of two pearl-flavored vodkas: Absolut Pears and Grey Goose La Poire. Paul Westerkamp, beverage director of Boston’s swanky 33 Restaurant & Lounge, thinks the pear will prove to be more than just the latest in a long line of flavored vodkas because of its place in our collective past. Pomegranates may be novel, but who hasn’t had a pear?
“Like the apple, the pear brings back comforting thoughts of Americana,” says Westerkamp, who added a seasonal cocktail using the new liquors to his menu in September. “People respond to flavors like that.”
Pear and Apple Tart
Show your guests that you’re a bona fide cocktail queen by serving up this signature pear drink from Westerkamp to start your wedding reception.You may want to conduct a few taste tests to see how the pear’s crisp mellow sweetness mixes with faves like martinis and mojitos. Ah, the hardship…
We just hope the Pomegranate doesn’t take it too hard.
- 2 parts Grey Goose La Poire or Absolut Pears
- 2 parts sweet and sour mix
- 1 part apple liqueur
- Splash of lime juice
Shake and strain into chilled martini glass. Dust rim with mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and allspice. Garnish with pear slice.
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