Holiday Cocktail: County Fair

RECIPE: Austin Hennelly and Jane Danger for Mother of Pearl, New York City
(Note: This bar has permanently closed.)

Photo: Lara Ferroni

December 07, 2017

All the charm of fruitcake in one delicious drink.

Butter and spice are two of fruitcake’s greatest charms, and this mix from New York City’s Mother of Pearl blends those flavors with apricot, cherry, and cranberry to produce a long, rich, slow-sipping holiday cocktail.

Ingredients

1 oz. spiced butter syrup
1 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. Cherry Heering
1/2 oz. allspice liqueur
1/2 oz. apricot eau-de-vie
1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz. unsweetened cranberry juice

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:Collins
Garnish:lemon twist

Preparation

Shake all of the ingredients with ice to chill, strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish.
Spiced Butter SyrupIn a saucepan bring 3/4 cup of water and 3/4 cup of granulated sugar to a simmer. Add 6 allspice berries, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 star anise pods and 1 large piece of peeled and sliced ginger, and simmer again. Strain and add 9 oz. of unsalted butter; heat until the butter melts; stir to combine.