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    Pear Gin Cocktail

    Published: Nov 22, 2022 by Michael · 6 Comments

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    This pear gin cocktail will put you in the holiday spirit. It's made with sweet pear juice, spicy ginger ale, gin, and an easy homemade honey simple syrup. It's festive, fun, and so so tasty.

    Two pear gin cocktails in front of a Christmas tree.

    Mollie and I made these pear gin cocktails for Thanksgiving, and they were a hit. Even the non-alcohol drinkers in the family loved them. They're garnished with cranberries and rosemary and look so festive and fancy. They really feel like something special.

    Looking for other fun holiday drinks? Try our apple cider old fashioned, blackberry basil bourbon smash, or holiday rum punch.

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    Ingredients

    • Gin- Use whatever gin is your favorite. We picked up some Restless Spirits Builders Botanical Gin last time we were in Kansas City visiting family and we are obsessed.
    • Lemon
    • Pear juice
    • Honey
    • Ginger ale
    • Black pepper
    • Cinnamon
    • Rosemary and fresh cranberries for garnish

    See recipe card for amounts.

    Instructions

    Step 1: Combine hot water and honey in the bottom of a cocktail shaker and mix until the honey is dissolved.

    Step 2: Add ice, lemon juice, pear juice, gin, black pepper, and cinnamon to the cocktail shaker. Then cover the shaker and shake vigorously several times.

    Step 3: Add a sprig of rosemary and a couple of fresh cranberries to the bottom of two cocktail glasses (we use coupe cocktail glasses). To release some of the rosemary flavor, twist the sprigs a few times before placing them in the glasses.

    Step 4: Divide the cocktail mixture between the two glasses (we filter out the ice). Then top each glass with ginger ale. Enjoy immediately!

    Two pear gin cocktails from overhead. They're garnished with rosemary and cranberries.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is gin?

    Gin is similar to vodka, but it's distilled with juniper berries, which gives it a distinct pine flavor. It's a super unique spirit and tastes great with the flavors in this cocktail.

    Where can I find pear juice?

    We buy ours at our local grocery store in the juice aisle. It's usually in a glass bottle and sold next to cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, etc.

    Can I make this into a mocktail?

    Yes! Omit the gin and double the ginger ale.

    A glass of this cocktail being held up to a Christmas tree.
    Pear Gin Cocktail Recipe

    Pear Gin Cocktail Recipe

    Recipe by Michael

    This pear gin cocktail will put you in the holiday spirit. It's made with sweet pear juice, spicy ginger ale, gin, and an easy homemade honey simple syrup. It's festive, fun, and so so tasty.

    Course: DrinksCuisine: CocktailsDifficulty: Easy
    4 from 13 votes
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    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon 1 hot water

    • 1 tablespoon 1 honey

    • Juice of Juice of 1 lemon

    • ½ cup ½ pear juice

    • 3 ounces 3 gin

    • Pinch of Pinch of finely ground black pepper

    • Pinch of Pinch of ground cinnamon

    • 6 ounces 6 ginger ale (3 ounces per drink)

    • 6-8 6-8 ice cubes

    • Rosemary sprigs (optional for garnish)

    • Fresh cranberries (optional for garnish)

    Directions

    • Combine hot water and honey in the bottom of a cocktail shaker and mix until the honey is dissolved.
    • Add ice, lemon juice, pear juice, gin, black pepper, and cinnamon to the cocktail shaker. Then cover the shaker and shake vigorously several times.
    • Add a sprig of rosemary and a couple of fresh cranberries to the bottom of two cocktail glasses (we use coupe cocktail glasses). To release some of the rosemary flavor, twist the sprigs a few times before placing them in the glasses.
    • Divide the cocktail mixture between the two glasses (we filter out the ice). Then top each glass with ginger ale. Enjoy immediately!

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    Comments

    1. Amy Pedroni says

      November 22, 2022 at 11:14 am

      Great holiday drink! The flavors are well balanced and easy recipe to follow.

      Reply
    2. Madeleine Murray says

      November 22, 2022 at 11:19 am

      Wonderful holiday drink! You can’t even taste the gin which makes it so easy to get down. So flavorful and sweet

      Reply
    3. Bethany Heller says

      November 22, 2022 at 11:25 am

      I am not usually a fan of alcohol, (or pears for that matter) but I loved this drink so much so that I helped myself to a few🤪 So delicious and a fun to serve for the holidays with the red and green touches!

      Reply
    4. Sharie S. says

      November 22, 2022 at 5:17 pm

      I am usually picky when it comes to alcoholic drinks, but this was so good!! I actually went back for a second. Super yummy!

      Reply
    5. Tyler Murray says

      November 24, 2022 at 9:03 am

      Dangerously tasty

      Reply
    6. Colette says

      April 28, 2023 at 12:33 pm

      I don't even knokw hoow I fiinished up here, but I thojght thiss post uzed to be great.
      I don't undertand whoo yyou might bbe but dedfinitely you're ggoing to a
      well-known blogge should youu aren't already. Cheers!

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