Vanilla-Pear Bourbon Cocktail

Name: Vanilla-Pear Bourbon Cocktail
Ingredients: Vanilla-Pear Syrup; 2 medium pears; 1/4 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 cup sugar (golden if you have it); 1/2 a vanilla bean, scraped; tiny pinch of sea salt; Vanilla-Pear Bourbon Cocktail; 3 teaspoons Vanilla-Pear Syrup; 1.5 ounces Vanilla bourbon (or regular bourbon); .5 ounces amaretto; .5 ounces poire eau de vie; 1/2 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice; a dash of lemon bitters; a splash of soda water; spiced pear jam (optional); vanilla sugar (optional)

17 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Vanilla-Pear Syrup
2 medium pears
1/4 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup sugar (golden if you have it)
1/2 a vanilla bean, scraped
tiny pinch of sea salt
Vanilla-Pear Bourbon Cocktail
3 teaspoons Vanilla-Pear Syrup
1.5 ounces Vanilla bourbon (or regular bourbon)
.5 ounces amaretto
.5 ounces poire eau de vie
1/2 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice
a dash of lemon bitters
a splash of soda water
spiced pear jam (optional)
vanilla sugar (optional)

Directions

1

Wash and dry the pears. Peel and core them; move the peels and cores directly into a medium-sized pot. (You can save the pears for snacking.)
2

Fill the pot with enough water to cover the peelings. Add the nutmeg, the cinnamon stick, the sugar, the vanilla bean, and the salt, and then give the whole thing a stir, so the sugar dissolves. Simmer the peelings on medium-low heat for about 1 hour, or until the syrup runnily coats the back of a spoon. (The syrup shouldn't be too, too thick--you are just looking for a concentrated flavor).
3

Strain out the pear peelings, the cinnamon stick, and the vanilla bean. Cover the syrup (You can transfer it to a bottle) and chill.
4

Add the first 6 ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake, shake, shake, until the drink is thoroughly chilled. Pour the drink through a strainer, and into a glass. Top with soda. Enjoy!
5

If you want to be fancy about it, thin out a little spiced pear jam with water. Brush it along the rim of the glass, and then dip into vanilla sugar.