Our recommendation from an area pro
From Becca Rawheiser, senior server and bartender at Home Grown Cafe.
State of Pearil
Ingredients:
• 1.5 oz. Stateside vodka
• 1.5 oz. pear nectar
• .5 oz. Domaine de Canton
• .5 oz. agave nectar (French ginger liqueur)
• 1/2 lime, squeezed
• 1 sage leaf
Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Shake and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
3. Garnish with a sage leaf.
I enjoy working with pear nectar because it gives off a subtle yet bright flavor. Stateside vodka comes right out of Philly and is gluten-free (They give great tours of their distillery too). With this cocktail, you taste the sweetness of the pear, but the ginger liqueur and sage bring a subtle/delicate warmth. This is a great transition from the summer months into the cooler weather of fall and winter, hopefully showing people that vodka is a great spirit no matter the time of year.
