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Friday Shake Up! Mulled Pear & Ginger

Mulled Pear & Ginger

If you’re not a fan of mulled wine or fancy something different, this deeply spiced pear and rum drink will warm you up nicely this winter.

 

Total Time: 10 minutes Mulled pear & ginger

Serves: 4-6

 

Ingredients

  • 2 litres Chamberlain Orchards Pear juice (Available from Paracombe Premium Perry, if you fancy something different!)
  • 2 thumb-sized Ginger pieces, sliced
  • 2 ripe Josephine pears, sliced
  • 2 cinnamon sticks, plus extra to serve
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 3 tbsp Light brown sugar
  • Juice of 4 limes, zest of 2
  • 500ml Bacardi Oro, or rum of your choice

 

Instructions

  1. Pour the pear juice into your biggest pan then add the ginger, pears, cinnamon, cardamom and sugar.
  1. Add the zest and juice of the limes, bring everything to the boil and simmer until all of the sugar has dissolved.
  1. Serve warm in glasses or mugs, with a good shot of spiced rum and a cinnamon stick.
  1. Cheers!


Adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Drinks Tube.

 

 

 

By |2015-08-01T04:24:02+09:30June 12, 2015|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Pear Sidecar

Pear Sidecar

This sweet (but not too sweet) drink should be made one at a time in a cocktail shaker. Energetic shaking and a proper drink-to-ice ratio is key! Enjoy responsibly this long weekend.

 

Total Time: 10 minutes

Serves: Makes one cocktailpear-crostini-su-1654746-x

 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup pear brandy
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened pear juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon simple syrup (see instructions below)
  • 1 or 2 slices fresh pear, about 1/2 inch thick
  • Ice to shake and serve

 

Instructions

  1. To make simple syrup, cook 1/2 cup each sugar and water in a small pan over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture turns clear. Cool before using.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour brandy, pear juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup over ice.
  3. Cover and shake vigorously for 1 minute.
  4. Strain and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with sliced pear. Serve immediately.
  5. Cheers!

 

Adapted from My Recipes

 

 

 

 

By |2015-06-05T01:46:30+09:30June 5, 2015|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Apple and Pear White Sangria

Apple and Pear White Sangria

This apple and pear white sangria is the perfect beverage to sip on in Autumn!

 

Total Time: 4.5 hours, including chill time

Serves: 4-6

Apple & Pear White Sangria

 

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle sweet fruity white wine – try Moscato
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from two lemons)
  • 1 Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apple, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 1 Chamberlain Orchard Bartlett pear, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 2 cups soda water
  • For extra sweetness, add ½ to 1 bottle of sweet Paracombe Premium Perry, try as you go

 

Instructions

  1. In a large pitcher, combine wine, brandy, lemon zest, and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
  2. Add lemon juice, apple slices, pear slices and mix well.
  3. Place pitcher in refrigerator for 4 hours to chill and allow flavours to blend.
  4. Just before serving, top sangria off with Perry and soda water. You can also strain sangria after chilling to remove lemon zest, if desired.
  5. Cheers!

 

Adapted from a Family Circle recipe and Love Grows Wild.

 

 

 

By |2015-05-29T02:22:43+09:30May 29, 2015|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Foodie Friday! Warm Pear Cider in Pear Cups

Warm Pear Cider in Pear Cups

It’s freezing in the Adelaide Hills today, with snow forecast for some parts of the state! With that in mind, today’s Foodie Friday is warm and delicious, and of course simple to make. You can pick up the pear juice and pears from Paracombe Premium Perry at a market stall near you!

 

Serves: 4-6 drinksWarm Pear Cider in Pear Cups

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cups pear nectar or juice
  • 1 to 2 cinnamon sticks (plus more for garnish)
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 4 whole anise stars
  • 3/4 cup tequila gold or reposado
  • 4 to 6 pears

 

 Instructions:

  1. Combine pear nectar or juice, cinnamon sticks, cloves and anise stars in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add tequila and stir to incorporate.
  1. Cut off the pear tops and with a sharp knife, carefully outline a rim on your pear cups.
  1. With a melon baller or spoon, hollow out the pears, making sure to leave about 1/4 inch at the bottom and around the edges, creating a cup.
  1. Pour warm nectar into pear cups and enjoy!

 Recipe courtesy of: Rook No. 17

 

By |2015-04-24T09:33:55+09:30April 24, 2015|Foodie Friday, Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Pear Ginger Spinach Detox Juice

Pear Ginger Spinach Detox Juice

 

Happy New Year Perry lovers! There’s no doubt you all spent the Holiday Season over-indulging in all things delicious, so for our first Friday Shake Up for 2015 we’re bringing you a detox juice!

 

This delicious detoxifying pear, ginger and spinach green juice is perfect for the morning after, so you can get stuck into 2015 minus the hangover!

 

Total time: 5 minutesPear Ginger Spinach Detox Juice in glass

Serves: 2

 

Ingredients

  • 1 large cucumber, roughly chopped
  • 2 ripe pears, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup packed baby spinach
  • 1-inch piece of fresh ginger
  • ½ a lemon

 

Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients to a juicer or blender and combine until desired consistency is achieved.
  2. Stir then divide evenly between two glasses.
  3. Enjoy!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Hello Natural

 

 

By |2015-01-16T04:21:41+10:30January 16, 2015|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Ginger Pear Bellini

Ginger Pear Bellini

 

Now that Santa’s left town it’s time to party, and if there’s one day to do a beverage right it’s New Year’s Eve! It’s not too late to stock up on Perry from our online shop, or for something a little different, try this Ginger Pear Bellini.

 

Pear Ginger Bellini in tall glass

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe pear
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4-inch piece of fresh ginger, quartered
  • Champagne

 

Instructions

  1. Puree pear in a food processor and set aside.
  2. Combine the water, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover, turn the heat off and let it sit for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove ginger pieces, pour the syrup into the pear puree, stir, cover and refrigerate until cold.
  4. Once cold, spoon about two tablespoons of the puree mixture into a champagne flute, top with champagne and enjoy!
  5. Cheers & Happy New Year!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Hello Natural

 

 

By |2014-12-26T05:32:44+10:30December 26, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Pear Fizz Holiday Cocktail!

Pear Fizz Cocktail

 

In the spirit of the Holiday Season, this week we’re not waiting for Friday to shake things up! Instead, we’re bringing you this fun and fruity Pear Fizz Cocktail, just in time for Christmas Eve.

 

Total time: 5 minutes

Pear Fizz Cocktail

 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of pear juice (available from Paracombe Premium Perry)
  • 1/3 cup of pear-flavoured liqueur
  • 1 bottle of sparking wine (Prosecco, Champagne, Cava or sparking cider)
  • 1 pear, pomegranate seeds and/or fresh rosemary to garnish (optional)

 

Instructions

  1. Combine pear juice and pear-flavoured liqueur in a pitcher. Stir together and chill in refrigerator until cold.
  2. Fill champagne glass 2/3 of the way with pear mixture, and then fill glass to top with sparking wine.
  3. Optional: Garnish each glass with thinly sliced pear wedges, pomegranate seeds, or a sprig of fresh rosemary.
  4. Enjoy & Happy Holidays!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Best Friends for Frosting

 

 

 

By |2014-12-22T23:28:57+10:30December 22, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Pear Vanilla Cocktail

Pear Vanilla Cocktail

 

It’s Friday night and we need a cocktail! Time to shake up your weekend with this week’s Paracombe Premium Perry Pear Vanilla Cocktail – delicious made with our Bosc pears!

 

Total time: 5 minutes Pear Vanilla Cocktail

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce of vanilla vodka
  • 1 ounce of pear vodka (or pear juice for a slightly sweeter cocktail)
  • Club soda (to fill glass)
  • ½ small Bosc pear
  • Sanding sugar (for garnish)
  • Fresh nutmeg
  • Shaved ice 

(NB: 1 ounce equals approx. two tablespoons)

 

Instructions

  1. Process ice into a shaved-ice texture using a mixer/food processor.
  2. Use a pear slice to moisten glass rim and pour sanding sugar and freshly grated nutmeg onto a plate. Press the moistened rim into the sugar to coat it.
  3. Add the shaved ice to the glass. Pour vodkas (and/or pear juice) and club soda to fill.
  4. Slice Bosc pear rounds and position in glass and stir.
  5. Enjoy!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Swooned

 

 

 

 

By |2014-12-12T11:20:19+10:30December 12, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Pear & Cranberry Bellini

Pear & Cranberry Bellini

 

It’s Friday! Time to shake up your weekend with this week’s Paracombe Premium Perry Pear & Cranberry Bellini – delicious made with our pear juice!

 

These pretty drinks pair well at holiday gatherings with great friends and a stocking full of good cheer!

 

Total time: 5 minutesPear and Cranberry Bellini

Serves: 8

 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pear juice (or nectar)
  • 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
  • 1 bottle Prosecco or other dry sparkling white wine

 

Instructions

  1. In a small pitcher or large liquid measuring cup, combine pear nectar and cranberry juice cocktail.
  2. Pour ¼ cup juice mixture into each of the eight champagne glasses.
  3. Divided evenly, top with Prosecco or a dry sparkling white wine of your choice.
  4. Enjoy!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Martha Stewart

By |2014-12-05T09:29:31+10:30December 5, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

Friday Shake Up! Vanilla Pear Cocktail

Vanilla Pear Cocktail

It’s the weekend and we’re ready for a cocktail! How about you? Shake up your weekend with this week’s Paracombe Premium Perry Vanilla Pear Cocktail – delicious made with our pear juice and fresh pears!

 

Total time: 5 minutesvanilla_pear_cocktail

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces pear juice
    (available from Paracombe Premium Perry Market Stalls!)
  • 6 ounces pear vodka
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • Coarse sugar for rim
  • Fresh pear slice for garnish

 

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, mix together the pear juice, vodka, and vanilla bean paste – and shake!
  2. Pour the cocktail into a glass with ice and a sugared rim.
  3. Garnish with a Paracombe pear slice.
  4. Enjoy!

 

Recipe and photo courtesy of: Red Envelope

 

 

 

 

By |2014-11-28T09:50:38+10:30November 28, 2014|Friday Shake Up!|0 Comments

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