Mile High Pear Cocktail
RECIPE: John Coltharp for Seven Grand, Los Angeles
Photo: Lara Ferroni
American single malt anchors this cocktail from Seven Grand.
This cocktail pairs an American single malt with the bright aroma of pear and absinthe.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. American single-malt whiskey
- 1/2 oz. pear liqueur
- 1/4 oz. simple syrup (1:1)
- 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- Absinthe (to rinse)
- Glass:Old Fashioned
- Garnish:lemon twist
Preparation
Rinse a glass with absinthe, discard the excess, then set aside. Stir the remaining ingredients with ice in a mixing glass until chilled. Strain the drink into the prepared glass. Twist a lemon peel over the drink to express the citrus oils, then use as garnish.