We chose to garnish our cocktail with seckel or forelle pear slices because of their small size they fit perfectly in the champagne flutes. A careful selection of fruit of the pear william variety, renowned for its sweet, juicy flesh. The fruit is picked in the alsace lorraine region in eastern france. This christmas pear champagne cocktail is simple, different, and luxe. Westford hill distillers fraise strawberry eaudevie. In the spring time each year, the carafes are placed on the pear trees, so that the fruit may grow directly into the individual bottles.
Miraculous foamer gives the cocktail a creamy consistency, while a nasturtium adds a photoready finishing touch. Bottles of pear brandy are sometimes sold with a whole pear floating inside. The book is hardbacked and packed with enticing photos and line drawings. The best pear juice cocktail recipes on yummly pear collins cocktail, pear ginger cocktail, pear gin cocktail. Opuntia is a prickly pear spirit, made from the fruit of the nopal cactus. Its flavor is as singular as tequilas, an invigorating balance of fresh fruit and desert earth that is all its own. Garnish with lemon and pear slices and a cocktail cherry.
Ventura spirits opuntia prickly pear fruit eaudevie. I figured it would be a sweet liqueurtype drink, i did not expect the. Many of the countrys top bartenders who have worked at the venues contributed their cocktails such as. At once light, crisp and strong, it sips like a ray of sharp winter sun. Search cocktails and cocktail recipes with poire william.
Bartlett pears grown just an hour away in the hood river valley are crushed at their absolute peak of ripeness. It is made from pears harvested exclusively at the local new york dolan orchards. If youre feeling fancy, add a slice of pear as garnish. Cocktail recipes eaudevie from westford hill distillers. Claridge is a famous cocktail from the savoy cocktail book of 1930. You can prepare the pears up to 8 hours in advance and store them in the. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds until well chilled. Masterclasses can be booked for 6 20 guests and requires a minimum of 48 hours notice to book this experience. Strawberry chambery strawberry chambery is an iconic local drink, very popular with british customers, and given a youthful twist here as a light, modern spritz. The perfect cocktail for the holidays or to ring in the new year. Eaudevie melbourne offers both cocktail and whisky masterclasses. We wanted to include a drink using eaudevie, a family of liqueurs we. George spirits cocktails featuring spiced pear liqueur.
A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, which is either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream. Bartenders have been finding dozens of ways to feature this spirit in high end cocktail recipes across the country. Steve mccarthy began a long quest to produce a worldclass. To start, pisco is infused with vetiver, an aromatic grass that smells like a freshly cut lawn. The best asian pears drink recipes on yummly asian pear and rosemary sparklers, asian pear sparkler, p. This was my first time trying it, and it knocked me on my butt, not what i was expecting at all. It refers to a category of brandy thats unaged and distilled from any raw material other than grapes.
You only need ripe pears and some vodka, as well as time. French for water for life, eaudevie is historically significant to european drinking culture. Eaudeviethe words roll so beautifully off the tongue, making it sound both sophisticated and slightly complicated. To ensure their fruit character, most are bottled with no ageing. Massenez poirewilliams prisonniere is a spirit distilled from williams pears. Blend the ingredients in a shaker filled with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass. Be sure to lower the slices slowly into the flute or the. Brandies are a wider category which can include grape distillates that are flavored by another product.
If desired, add club soda to cut the sweetness and add spritz strawberry patch 23 oz. Double strain into collins glass with fresh ice and top with club. I figured it would be a sweet liqueurtype drink, i did not expect the exceedingly strong alcohol flavour. Lust for life rye whiskey, cardamaro and pear brandy create a bold combination in this cocktail from portland bartender nate smith. You can visit the massenez distillery from monday to friday if you are more than 10 people. This is widely regarded as an eaudevie since its clear and unaged though technically all brandy is eaudevie and famous for intense aromas and a dry taste. Please book at least one month before by email or phone. The other is more like a liqueur that has been sweetened. Vodka is the perfect vehicle for mixed drinks, since it disappears entirely into its surroundings. Why you should try swapping the vodka in your cocktail for. Fall into apple and pear brandies this autumn distiller. Each session is an interactive and fun experience hosted by one of our professional bartenders perfect for team building, wedding parties or social events alike. An apple tree grows in brooklyn orion berge, peacock alley, from the waldorf astoria bar book 2016 edition this appley riff on the classic brooklyn cocktail, itself a variation of the manhattan, hits all the right stirred and boozy notes for fall.
The latter is rather common in many fruit brandies apple, cherry, etc. A distillate made entirely from a particular product usually a fruit and usually not aged although it can be. San francisco bay area bars with cocktails to go a new book on chartreuse. There are various types of cocktails, based on the number and kind of ingredients added. Here are three cocktails to mix with apple and pear brandies. You may also like this lemon champagne cocktail recipe. One is a true pear brandy that is distilled from pears rather than grapes. I definitely recommend taking of advantage of pear season to whip up a batch or two of this liqueur to enjoy throughout the year. Schladerer cocktail book i english version i made by small big.
Steve mccarthy, began a long quest to produce a worldclass. For the most intense pear flavor, however, youll want to seek out a clear pear brandy, known as poire william. In a process developed in france, producers stick bottles over budding pear tree branches and wait for the buds to grow into pears inside the glass. Austria this eaudevie uses only williams pears grown in south tirol, providing an opulent and creamy ripe fruit fragrance. Rich and full of pear flavors, it is best sipped neat as a digestive. Squeeze the zest of the grapefruit, skin side down, to add the oils of the skin, then discard the zest. For those who dont care to drink it straight like kostow, here are six easydrinking cocktails to make with. This whole fruit mash is carefully fermented, and the spirit is distilled in our germanmade pot stills. George spiced pear liqueur 1 oz lofi gentian amaro grapefruit zest add all liquid ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir for about 15 seconds. Lively and stimulating on the palate, this eaudevie reveals a depth of pear flavor that carries well into the finish. Eaudevie, a clear fruit brandy, is a powerful spirit that packs a serious punch.
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