A Perfect Fall Cocktail: A Spicy Pear Martini
Infuse your own vodka with flavors of the season for the perfect fall cocktail, a spicy pear martini.
Why You’ll Love this Spice Pear Martini
Fall with its rich flavors and delicious scents is here and it has me craving an autumn cocktail, but couldn’t find anything that really fit that profile, so I decided to infuse my own vodka with the seasons’ spices and pears.
Ingredients
To Infuse Vodka
- vodka
- anise star
- vanilla bean
- cinnamon sticks
- cloves
- 3 pears
To Make Pear Martini
- infused pear and spices vodka
- Pear Nectar Juice
- Cointreau or Triple Sec
- pear
- sugar
Is it Hard to Infuse Your Own Vodka?
If you’re thinking you don’t want to infuse your own because it’s too complicated, let me assure you it’s not. Heck, I did it!I wanted a fall inspired cocktail and settled on a spicy pear flavor.
To infuse vodka for the spicy pear martini, simply pour vodka into a large container, add pear and spices and let it sit on your counter for a week or at least a couple of days.
The spices and the fruit turned my vodka brown, and I didn’t think it was going to be as delicious until I strained it into a bottle and put it in the fridge.
After a few days in the fridge, it turned out super well.
To Infuse Vodka Follow These Steps:
- Pour vodka into a large container, add pear and spices and let it sit on your counter for a week or at least a couple of days.
I improvised this part, so feel free to do the same. But here is what I added to my vodka:
- 2 anise star ( initially I added a lot more, but I found the licorice flavor to be overwhelming
- 1 vanilla bean
- 6-8 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cloves
- 3 pears, sliced
2. After several days place the container in the refrigerator.
3. Take out the container, the vodka most likely will turn brown from the spices and the fruit. Strain into a bottle. Enjoy as is or make the spicy pear martini with your newly infused vodka.
If You Don’t Want to Infuse Your Own Vodka
Guess what?! If you don’t want to infuse your own vodka you definitely do not need to do so, to still have a pretty perfect, spicy pear martini. You know, my favorite way is still semi-homemade!
There are quite a few flavored vodkas on the market that would make a great substitute, try a cinnamon or a pear vodka and simply follow the recipe for how to make the martini.
How to Make a Spicy Pear Martini
- Pour vodka, nectar and Cointreau into a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker is cold to the touch.
- Place sugar on a plate. Then slide a lemon wedge across the rim of your martini glass. Dip the rim into the sugar.
- Pour the contents of the shaker into your martini.
- Garnish with lemon wedge or sliced pear (optional)
Spicy Pear Martini
Ingredients
How To Make Your Own Spiced Vodka
- 2 anise star
- 1 vanilla bean
- 6-8 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cloves
- pears, sliced
How to Make the Spicy Pear Martini
- 2 oz Infused pear and spices vodka
- 1 oz Pear Nectar Juice
- 1 oz Cointreau (an orange-flavoured liqueur, triple-sec is also fine)
Instructions
- Add spices to a large container, add vodka. Allow the mixture to sit for several days.
- You may choose to strain the contents and fill new bottle. Keep in fridge for up to 7 days.
- To make martini, pour vodka, nectar and Cointreau into a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker is cold to the touch.
- Place sugar on a plate. Then slide a lemon wedge across the rim of your martini glass. Dip the rim into the sugar.
- Pour the contents of the shaker into your martini.Garnish with lemon wedge or sliced pear. Enjoy!