Name: The Bosc & Blossom
Ingredients: 1 oz gin; 1 oz chilled Bosc Pear Syrup*; 2 oz sparkling wine; fresh pear slice for garnish; 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1 tsp cardamom teaspoon (or ground ginger, allspice or clove all work nicely)

The Bosc & Blossom

For this holiday season, I set out to craft the ultimate pear syrup for the classic cocktail.

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Servings 1 mocktail

Ingredients

1 oz gin
1 oz chilled Bosc Pear Syrup*
2 oz sparkling wine
fresh pear slice for garnish

*Bosc Pear Syrup

2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp cardamom teaspoon (or ground ginger, allspice or clove all work nicely) Optional: 1 slice of lemon or orange for extra aroma

Instructions

Add ingredients to a champagne coupe or cocktail glass. Makes 1 cocktail.
In a small saucepan over low heat, simmer pears with sugar and water until soft, 20 to 25 minutes. Mash or blend into a smooth syrup and fine-strain through a double layer of cheesecloth into a clean bowl, discarding solids. Funnel into a clean bottle or jar.