Winter-spiced pear cocktail
Serves 1
Easy
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A minty fresh mojito no longer seems appropriate at this time of year and yet glass after glass of mulled wine can be a bit much. This winter-spiced pear cocktail bridges that gap perfectly, it’s light but the warming spices of star anise and cinnamon and the silky texture you get from the egg white make it a great seasonal alternative
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- 50ml gin
- 25ml lemon
- 25ml pear syrup
- 1 egg white
SPICED PEAR SYRUP
- 4 pearscored and cubed
- 1 star aniseplus more to serve
- 1 stick cinnamonbroken in half
- 250g caster sugar
Method
step 1
To make the spiced pear syrup, put the ingredients in a pan with 250ml water and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the flavours have infused. Leave to cool.
step 2
To make the cocktail, put all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker without ice and shake vigorously. Open the shaker, fill with ice and shake again, then strain into a chilled coupe. Place a star anise on the foam to serve.
