Star Anise Spiced Pear Cocktail
The scent of the pear-spiced sugar syrup fills the house with a Christmas vibe and is the perfect winter cocktail to warm your soul!
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Makes 2
Ingredients for the Cocktail – per glass
60ml gin
30ml pear sugar syrup
Star anise, to serve
Cinnamon quills, to serve
1 pear, sliced into rounds and slit on one side to the middle
1 pear, sliced into rounds
Ingredients for the Spiced Pear Sugar Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 pears, cored and cubed
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
Method for the Spiced Pear Sugar Syrup
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer over low heat for 25 to 30 mins. Allow to cool.
Making the Cocktail
Combine gin and pear sugar syrup in a glass.
Place a pear slice on the glass rim, and another in the cocktail with a cinnamon quill and star anise.