Winter-spiced pear cocktail

Name: Winter-spiced pear cocktail
Total time: 10 min
Yield: serves 1
Ingredients: gin 50ml; lemon 25ml; pear syrup 25ml; egg white 1; pears 4, cored and cubed; star anise 1, plus more to serve; cinnamon 1 stick, broken in half; caster sugar 250g

10 minutes
serves 1
Easy

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

December 8, 2016 at 12:32 pm

Ingredients

gin 50ml
lemon 25ml
pear syrup 25ml
egg white 1

SPICED PEAR SYRUP

pears 4, cored and cubed
star anise 1, plus more to serve
cinnamon 1 stick, broken in half
caster sugar 250g

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.