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Fall Orchard Cocktail

By Edible Berkshires
This cocktail was inspired by our friends at Edible Boston and a recipe originally created by Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli, the owner of Alcove and Hook + Line in Boston. It satisfies our craving for an easy-drinking fall cocktail with pears front and center. You’ll have more pear puree than you need, so if you don’t use it within a few days, you can always freeze it in ice cube trays for later use (or eat it with vanilla ice cream). Cheers to fall!
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Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients
  

COCKTAIL

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce Pear Puree (recipe follows)
  • ½ ounce lemon juice
  • 2 ounces sparkling wine, or seltzer if you prefer

PEAR PUREE

  • 3 ripe pears, cored and sliced
  • ½ cup cardamom syrup (recipe follows)
  • ½ teaspoon salt

CARDAMOM SYRUP

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 green cardamom pods

Instructions
 

FOR THE COCKTAIL

  • Combine vodka, puree, and lemon juice, shake over ice and top with sparkling wine or seltzer.

FOR THE PEAR PUREE

  • Add all ingredients to a blender and puree.
  • Pass through a fine sieve or chinois.

FOR THE CARDAMOM SYRUP

  • Toast cardamom in a dry skillet. Add sugar and water and stir. Cook on low heat for 20 minutes, making sure not to boil. Remove cardamom pods and chill.

Notes

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK LOADER