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Pear and Elderflower Martini

An elegant martini with pear vodka and elderflower.

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Spirit
Vodka
Glass
Martini glass
Method
Shaken
Difficulty
Intermediate

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Pear and Elderflower Martini

Ingredients

Ingredients for Pear and Elderflower Martini. Tick each one as you add it.
AddedMeasureIngredient
2 oz
1 oz
½ oz

Steps

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
  2. Garnish with a pear slice.

Garnish Pear slice

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Batch it For a party of 4–20

Makes 8 drinks, about 35 oz · 1050 ml before ice.

Pear and Elderflower Martini batch
AmountIngredient
16 oz · 480 mlPear Vodka
8 oz · 240 mlElderflower Liqueur
4 oz · 120 mlLemon Juice
7 oz · 210 mlCold water, for dilution (approx.)

The water stands in for the melt from shaking: about 25% for a shaken drink. It is an approximation, so taste and adjust. Chill the batch at least 2 hours and pour over fresh ice.

Use a 2 liter pitcher, or split it between two 1 liter bottles.

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Why it works

Pear vodka and elderflower liqueur share soft, floral fruit notes, so they layer easily. The liqueur provides all the sweetness, and the lemon juice adds just enough acidity to keep it from tasting like dessert. Shaking with ice chills it quickly and adds dilution. Served up, the delicate aroma stays at the rim.

Substitutions

  • Plain vodka with ½ oz pear nectar works if there’s no pear vodka.
  • Gin in place of vodka adds botanicals that suit elderflower.
  • Reduce the liqueur to ¾ oz for a drier drink.

Variations

Questions

Is this a real Martini?
It is a modern "martini" in the broad sense: a shaken drink served up in a martini glass, not a stirred gin and vermouth Martini.
What does elderflower liqueur taste like?
Floral and sweet, with notes of lychee and pear.

Making it: Pear and Elderflower Martini

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