Pear Dauphine’ Cocktail
By: USA Pears
Published: Friday, December 9, 2011 - 5:17pm

Ingredients




3/4 oz pear liqueur, such as Clear Creek Pear Brandy or Aqua Perfecta Pear Eau de Vie
3/4 oz elderflower liqueur, such as St. Germain or Belvoir
3/4 oz gin
1/2 oz purée of fresh USA Bartlett or Green Anjou Pear
1/2 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Ice

Preparation

1 Pour ingredients in shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail 2 glass of your choosing. 3 Garnish with an edible flower or paper-thin slice of pear on the edge of the glass.

About

This delicate cocktail tantalizes the taste buds with a balance of sweetness and substance.  The elderflower liqueur brings out the floral essence in the flavor of the fresh pear.
Recipe by Kelley Swenson, Ten01, Portland, Oregon
Recipe provided courtesy of Pear Bureau Northwest.