Bartlett Pear Sour Cocktail

Serves

Produced by Aimee Nishitoba, Photography by Carmen Cheung, Food Styling by Matthew Kimura, Prop Styling by Madeleine Johari.

This gorgeous fall cocktail is a seasonal version of a sidecar—a century-old drink made with brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice—with a few tweaks. In our recipe, we use a pear liqueur in place of orange and omit the added sugar for a more tart flavour.

Ingredients

3 oz brandy
1 1⁄2 oz pear liqueur
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 egg white
10 dashes orange bitters
2 dehydrated pear chips or fresh pear fans , for garnish

Instructions

Combine brandy, liqueur, lemon juice and egg white in an ice-filled cocktail shaker.
Shake well for 30 sec, then strain into 2 chilled coupe glasses.
Add bitters and garnish.

Our favourite pear liqueurs

We love Golden 8 (The Williams) and Monimpex (Hungaria) Golden Pear for this cocktail.

Kitchen tip

To make pear fans, cut a fresh pear into quarters. Thinly slice each quarter into 4 or 5 slices. Pierce a toothpick through a corner of each quarter, through all slices, then fan out.