badseed1980 | Thing Fifty: Pear Blossom

I actually made this recipe up back on May 18th, but only posted about it on Facebook. Since it's a cocktail recipe, I'm using my cocktail icon instead of my usual Swedish Chef. :) I wanted something fruity to drink, but not just citrusy, something springlike and refreshing. Since my bridal shower back in September, I've had a bottle of pear vodka sitting on my bar, barely touched, and I've wanted to find a good use for it. Well, this was it. I mixed two ounces of the pear vodka with one ounce of Lillet Blanc, half an ounce of lemon juice, and half an ounce of simple syrup. The result was fruity, slightly tart, with the subtle floral taste you get from pears and also from the Lillet, and very drinkable. I decided to call it the Pear Blossom, for lack of anything better that came to mind. I think the thing that makes me proudest about this cocktail is that I created it by using the kinds of ingredient ratios I've seen in other cocktails, balancing strong and sour and sweet. My instincts on how much of everything to use turned out to be spot-on.

I am drinking one now, as it happens, and it is lovely!