Drink of the Day: The Berry Pear
If you haven’t noticed, this week I am reintroducing cocktails that I have created; not found in books. When you watch the video on this cocktail, I mention that this is a great Valentine’s Day treat. But, this is also a very nice and refreshing summertime choice for your next get-together. A great fresh ingredient beverage that instantly infuses the flavors of raspberry and pear into the vodka. Adding a couple other ingredients gives you a bouquet of fragrances and flavor that jump out at you with every sip.
This is one of those drinks that will take time to make, especially if you don’t want the remnants of the smashed fruit to be floating in the glass. Double straining to clean it up can add some extra effort on a final product. But, once you take the first sip, you will realize that all that effort was worth it.
A nice and unique introduction to a fancy dinner party. Your friends will be wowed with the efforts of the host to give them something a little fresher and tastier than the fare they are used to when you hand them one of these. Enjoy responsibly! Cheers!
1/4 of a pealed and diced Pear
4 Fresh Raspberries
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Cointreau
Soda Water
Splash of Maraschino Liqueur
Method: In a mixing glass, put in the pealed and diced pear with the fresh raspberries. Add the simple syrup and vodka. Pulverize the ingredients with a toothed muddler until you get a good blend. Add ice. Add the Cointreau. Cap with a tin and shake well. Strain the mixture into a tulip glass filled with ice, (optional: you can double strain to get the remnants of the pear and raspberry out of the finished product if you would like). Add soda water, leaving room for the float of maraschino liqueur. Garnish with a wedge of pear and two fresh raspberries.
This Day in History:
1521 - After a three month siege on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the Spanish conquistadors took it over, ending the era of one empire and beginning the rise of another.
1942 - Disney’s Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1961 - The border between East and West Berlin was closed and marked with a barbed wire fence.
2008 - US swimmer Michael Phelps won his 11th gold medal, becoming the first Olympic athlete to do so.
Notable Birthday:
Cuban revolutionary and long time president, Fidel Castro was born on this date in 1926.
Notable Quote:
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” - Albert Einstein
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