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The Mistletoe Martini
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The Mistletoe Martini

Pear, vanilla and a little romance.

Serves1
GlassMartini glass
Difficulty1 of 3
Sweet / Strong3 / 3
CostMid
Make-aheadSlice pears just before

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 0.75 oz pear liqueur
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.25 oz vanilla syrup
  • Garnish: thin pear-slice fan; faux mistletoe sprig on the rim

Build

  1. Shake everything hard with ice.
  2. Double-strain into a chilled martini glass.
  3. Fan the pear slices on the rim; tuck the sprig beside them.

Zero-proof twin

2 oz pear nectar, 0.5 oz lemon, 0.25 oz vanilla syrup, 1 oz soda.

Batch for 8. 12 oz vodka, 6 oz pear liqueur, 4 oz lemon, 2 oz vanilla; shake 3 oz to order.

Safety. use faux mistletoe; the real berries are toxic.

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