Pear Cocktail

Friday Shake Up! Fresh Pear Cocktail

Fresh Pear Cocktailfresh-pear-cocktail

 

Total Time:   5mins
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup fresh pear juice, we recommend ‘100% Pear Juice’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 2 tablespoons citrus-infused vodka
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon agave syrup (or sugar syrup)
  • 3 tablespoons Apple Cider, we recommend ‘Appleanche’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • Pear slices (optional)

 

Instructions

  1. Combine pear juice, vodka, pomegranate juice, lime juice and agave syrup in a martini shaker with ice; shake.
  2. Strain about 3 tablespoons of the vodka mixture into each of 2 martini glasses.
  3. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tablespoons cider.  Garnish with pear slices, if desired.

 

Cocktail adapted from Yummly.com

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Friday Shake Up! Apple and Pear Sangria

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Total Time:   4hrs 15mins
Serves:   4

 

Ingredients

  • 2 bottles of Cider, we recommend ‘Appleanche’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 1/2 cup lemon liqueur
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 1 Bartlett pear, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 350mls soda water

 

Instructions

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

 

Cocktail adapted from lovegrowswild.com

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Friday Shake Up! Pom Poire Cocktail

Pom Poire Cocktail

 

Total Time:   5 mins20130929-267956-pom-pomme-thumb-625xauto-355336
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 60mls pomegranate juice
  • 60mls ginger liqueur
  • 30mls apple brandy
  • 60mls original Perry, we recommend ‘The Berg’ by Paracombe Premium Perry

 

Instructions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add the pomegranate juice, ginger liqueur and apple brandy.  Shake until well-chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain evenly into two coupe glasses.
  3. Top each glass with 30mls of Perry and serve.

 

Cocktail adapted from seriouseats.com

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Friday Shake Up! Eve’s Addiction Cocktail

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Total Time:   40 mins
Serves:   4

 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon whole allspice berries
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon whole cloves
  • 2 teaspoons whole coriander
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 5 1/2 cups Perry, we recommend ‘The Berg’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • Rind and 1/4 cup juice from 1 large orange
  • 1 lemon bergamot pear, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1 small orange, scrubbed and cut into 1/4-inch thick rounds
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

 

Instructions

  1. Place allspice, peppercorns, cloves, coriander and cinnamon in a medium saucepan . Cook, stirring, over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes.  Stir in Perry, orange rind and juice, bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.  Reduce heat to lowest setting and allow cider to simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and discard solids.  Return Perry to saucepan and add pear pieces, clementine slices and cranberries.  Simmer medium-low heat until pears are fork tender but still retain their shape and cranberries are plump, about 10 minutes.  Serve.

 

Recipe adapted from seriouseats.com

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Friday Shake Up! Salty Maple Buttered Perry Cocktail

Salty Maple Buttered Perry Cocktail Salty-Maple-Buttered-Perry-Cocktail

 

Total Time:   10ins
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 240mls Perry, we recommend ‘The Berg’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • Maldon salt
  • Half of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon softened butter
  • 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 vanilla bean pod, seeds scraped out
  • 120mls dark rum

 

Instructions

  1. Scatter Maldon salt on a small plate.  Rub the rim of two heatproof glasses or mugs with the lemon half, then dip in salt.
  2. Combine the butter, maple syrup and vanilla bean seeds in small bowl.  Set aside.
  3. Combine rum and Perry in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.  Pour into prepared glasses, then top each with half of the butter.  Serve immediately.

 

Recipe adapted from seriouseats.com

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Friday Shake Up! Peppery Ginger Perry Cocktail

Peppery Ginger Perry CocktailPeppery Ginger Perry Cocktail

 

Total Time:   10 mins
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 240mls Perry, we recommend ‘The Triumph’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 120mls bourbon
  • 90mls ginger liqueur
  • Lemon juice to taste
  • 4 Maraschino Cherries
  • Cracked black pepper

 

Instructions

  1. Bring Perry and bourbon to a simmer in small saucepan.  Stir in ginger liqueur and add lemon juice to taste.
  2. Divide cherries between 2 heatproof glasses or mugs and pour in Perry combination.
  3. Sprinkle with pepper and serve immediately.

 

Recipe adapted from seriouseats.com

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Friday Shake Up! Orchard Boulevardier Cocktail

Orchard Boulevardier CocktailOrchard-Boulevardier-Cocktail

 

Total Time:   5 mins
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 240mls Perry, we recommend ‘The Berg’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 120mls rye whiskey
  • 60mls Campari
  • 60mls sweet vermouth
  • Garnish: 2 orange twists

 

Instructions

  1. Bring Perry to a simmer in a medium saucepan.  Add rye, Campari and vermouth, stir until warm.
  2. Divide between two heatproof mugs or glass serving glasses, garnish with orange twist and serve immediately.

 

Recipe adapted from seriouseats.com

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Friday Shake Up! The Snakebite (Guinness and Perry Cocktail)

The Snakebite (Guinness and Perry Cocktail)

 

Total Time:   3 minsSnakebite-Guinness-and-Pear-Cider-121-titled-e1447132033221
Serves:   8

 

Ingredients

  • 4  cans Guinness Draught
  • 4 bottles ‘Perfect 5’ by Paracombe Premium Perry

 

Instructions

  1. Fill a tall beer glass half full with the Perry.  Insert a the back side of a spoon into the glass, with the tip touching the inside of the glass above the Perry.  Gently and slowly pour the Guinness over the spoon and allow it to pour down over the Perry.
  2. Give the cocktail a moment to settle and serve.

 

Recipe adapted from fromvalerieskitchen.com

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Friday Shake Up! Cognac Sparklers

Cognac Sparklers

 

Total Time:   5 minsmd104918_1009_csparkler3_l_hd
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Cognac
  • 1 cup chilled Perry, we recommend ‘Eighty 4’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • A few dashes bitters

 

 

Instructions

  1. Pour 1 tablespoon Cognac into each of 2 Champagne flutes.  Top each with 1/2 cup chilled Perry and finish with a few dashes bitters.

 

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart

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Friday Shake Up! Perfect Storm Cocktail

Perfect Storm Cocktail

 

Total Time:   5 minsmld103228_0907_stormy_xl
Serves:   1

 

Ingredients

  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1/2 cup superfine sugar
  • 30mls ginger beer, we recommend ‘ROOT.E.D’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 45mls Perry, we recommend ‘Perfect 5’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 60mls dark rum

 

 

Instructions

  1. Split a vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the inside and add it to the sugar, setting aside the pod.  Stir until the sugar is speckled with bits of vanilla.
  2. Dip the rim of a glass in water, then in the sugar to coat.
  3. Mix ginger beer, Perry and rum in a measuring cup.  Pour over ice into glass and garnish with half the vanilla bean.

 

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart

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