How to Make A Smoked Pear & Rosemary Gin Cocktail

Prep time: 5 minutes

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 2 oz dry gin
• 1 oz pear nectar or fresh pear juice
• ¾ oz lemon juice
• ½ oz rosemary simple syrup (see notes)
• 1 dash smoked salt, dissolved in ½ tsp water
• Ice
• Fresh rosemary sprig (garnish, torched)

Instructions

1. Combine gin, pear nectar, lemon juice, rosemary syrup, and smoked salt water in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.
4. To garnish: hold a fresh rosemary sprig by the stem and briefly torch the leaves until they begin to smoke. Lay across the rim of the glass.

Notes

Rosemary syrup: Simmer 1 cup water + 1 cup sugar + 4 rosemary sprigs for 10 minutes. Cool, strain, refrigerate up to 2 weeks. 

Torched garnish: The smoked rosemary aroma is the signature of this drink, don’t skip it. Use a kitchen torch or lighter. 

Pear: Bosc pears are ideal for juicing in fall.