Pear Cardamom Flip Cocktail
By: USA Pears
Published: Friday, December 9, 2011 - 5:13pm

Ingredients




1 ripe USA Pear, divided (experiment with the Green Anjou, Comice and Concorde varieties)
8 medium-sized mint leaves
1 tsp huckleberry liqueur
1 tsp pear liqueur, such as Clear Creek Pear Brandy or Aqua Perfecta Pear Eau de Vie
2 dashes orange bitters
3/4 oz pear-cardamom syrup (see recipe below)
1-1/2 oz light rum
3/4 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/4 oz fresh ginger juice
1 large egg white
Ice
Pear-Cardamom Syrup:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
1/2 USA Pear, shaved w/ vegetable peeler
1 tsp ground cardamom

Preparation

1 Dice 1/4 of the pear into 1/4” cubes and place in rocks glass with huckleberry liqueur, mint and brandy. Stir to combine. Cut another 1/4 of pear into large chunks. Put in shaker and add bitters and pear-cardamom syrup. Muddle until pear is completely broken down. Add rum, lemon juice, ginger juice and egg white. Fill with ice and shake for 30 seconds. Add ice cubes to rocks glass with pear cubes. Strain cocktail into glass and garnish by standing a paper-thin slice of pear in froth. 2 To make the Pear-Cardamom Syrup: 3 Bring sugar and water to boil in small pot. Remove from heat and add pear and cardamom. 4 Cover and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain and chill.

About

Velvet smooth and practically singing with pear flavor, this charming cocktail offers spicy notes of cardamom, mint and ginger and is perfect for any time of day. It would be apropos as a brunch cocktail.
Recipe by Daniel Braun, Oliver’s Twist, Seattle, Washington
Recipe provided courtesy of Pear Bureau Northwest.