Pear Pressure | The Shaker & Vine(Featured Chef Bartender Josh Marthy)
From The Shaker & Vine in Schenectady, bartender Josh Marthy gives us PEAR PRESSURE, a delicately fragrant cocktail that makes use of fresh or canned pears from the kitchen. A flexible recipe means you can make several swaps depending what you have in the cabinet. No pressure at all.
With views over the Mohawk Harbor Amphitheater a short stroll from the Rivers Casino, The Shaker & Vine offers a self pour wine systems, beer and specialty cocktails. Check out their seasonal menus at: The Shaker & Vine.
Ingredients
Ingredients
| 1 1/2 oz pear vodka (or plain vodka) |
| 3/4 oz pear liqueur (or fruit brandy or rosemary simple syrup) |
| 2 oz juiced Bartlett pears (or canned pears) |
| 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice |
| 1/2 oz rosemary simple syrup (omit if replacing the pear brandy with simple syrup) |
| 1 sprig fresh rosemary, to garnish |
Pear Pressure | The Shaker & Vine Directions
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Breckenridge Pear Vodka -- or substitute plain vodka
¾ oz. St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur -- or substitute fruit brandy or simple syrup (*See rosemary simple syrup recipe. Equal parts water and sugar, dissolved.)
2 oz. Freshly juiced Bartlett pears -- or substitute canned pears
½ oz. Freshly squeezed 1/2 lemon juice
½ oz. Rosemary syrup -- (omit if replacing the pear liqueur with simple syrup, above)
Rosemary sprig and sliced pear, to garnish
Steps:
- Add all ingredients into a shaker or lidded mason jar with ice.
- Shake, double strain into coupe glass.
- Garnish with rosemary sprig and sliced pear.
