Falling For Fruit
Pies are pleasant and tarts are tasty, but autumn fruits shine in savory dishes, too.
Late Harvest Kitchen Bartender Jason Foust relies on seasonal flavors when crafting cocktails at Late Harvest Kitchen. Here, he shares a drink recipe ideal for autumn. “I think of pear and I think of fall,” he says.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: Serves 1 Cocktail
- ¼ ounce green Chartreuse
- 1 ounce pear vodka
- ¼ ounce simple syrup* (recipe follows)
- ¾ ounce pear-fennel puree* (recipe follows)
- ¼ ounce pear brandy
- Fennel Frond
Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
Pear-Fennel Puree
- 1 pear
- 1 small fennel bulb (fronds and stalks removed)
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
To make the Simple Syrup: In a saucepan, bring water and sugar to boil, simmering until sugar is dissolved.
To make the Pear-Fennel Puree: Chop pear and fennel and combine with water and sugar in food processor. Process until the mixture is a thin puree. Add sugar if needed.
To craft the cocktail: Pour green Chartreuse into martini glass and swirl to coat glass. In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine pear vodka, simple syrup, pear-fennel puree and pear brandy.
Shake well and strain into coated martini glass. Garnish with a large fennel frond.
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