Simple Pear Gin Cocktail with Rosemary

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The perfect drink for your holiday table, this pear gin cocktail uses fresh fruit and infused simple syrup to create an easy, elevated holiday cocktail.

A glass of pear gin cocktail sitting on a wooden tray.

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Ingredients
How to Make a Pear Gin Cocktail
Making Rosemary Simple Syrup
Fall Cocktail Recipes for Happy Hour
Recipe Tips
FAQs and Substitutions
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Easy Pear Gin Cocktail with Rosemary

This refreshing cocktail doesn’t contain any cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves or other traditional fall spice. And we’re garnishing the drink with fresh pear and rosemary instead of a cinnamon stick making it the perfect festive cocktail for those wanting a break from holiday spices.

I love celebrating the holiday season with fancy cocktails! But I don’t want to spend a lot of time mixing up something super complicated. Which is where this gin and pear cocktail comes in.

Getting its flavor from fresh fruit instead of pear liqueur or pear juice, this easy recipe creates a light drink that’s a great addition to your holiday drink menu.

Infused homemade simple syrup is a fun and easy way to elevate a drink. The rosemary syrup in this gin cocktail mixes up quickly and can be made well in advance of when you want to serve your drinks.

Ingredients

Gin
Rosemary simple syrup
Ginger liqueur
A lemon
A pear

How to Make a Pear Gin Cocktail

Place the slice of pear and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler, gently crush and break up the pear to create a pear puree.

A hand using a muddler to crush a slice of pear in a glass cocktail shaker.

Add ice to the cocktail shaker.

Add gin, rosemary simple syrup, and ginger liqueur.

Gin being poured into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Shake well.

Double strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

A strainer held over a glass while cocktail is being poured from a shaker.

Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and/or a slice of pear.

Enjoy!

A hand placing a sprig of rosemary into the finished cocktail.

Making Rosemary Simple Syrup

Rosemary syrup is super easy to make at home. You only need 3 ingredients! Get the directions on my Rosemary Simple Syrup page.

Fall Cocktail Recipes for Happy Hour

Ginger Pear Vodka Sour — Pear Vodka Sour
with Elderflower Liqueur and Egg White

Recipe Tips

The riper the pear, the better the flavor and the easier it is to crush. While it might be tempting to use an under ripe pear in this drink, using one that’s super ripe will give you the most pear flavor.
Chill your simple syrup. While you can use it at room temperature, simple syrup is best in a drink when it’s cold. Make your rosemary simple syrup ahead of time and let it hang out in the refrigerator for several hours (or days) before using.

A glass of pear gin cocktail with a piece of rosemary. Smoke is rising from the rosemary. — This drink doesn't call for smoked rosemary. I just loved the effect for the pictures. 🙂

FAQs and Substitutions

What does it mean to “double strain” my cocktail?

Double straining is when you pour the finished drink from your cocktail shaker through a small, fine mesh strainer held over your glass. In this recipe, this step is what keeps the crushed pear pieces out of your cocktail. If you don’t have a fine mesh sieve or don’t care about pear pieces in your drink, you can skip this step.

What kind of gin should I use?

Choose your favorite bottle of gin. I love New Holland Knickerbocker Gin in my drinks. Beefeater would also be a great gin in this recipe.

What kind of pears should I use?

I love bartlett pears in this drink, but red pears, bosc pears, or anjou pears would all be delicious as well.

What can I use instead of ginger liqueur?

If you can’t find ginger liqueur, pear liqueur or pear brandy are delicious substitutions. Or you can make some ginger simple syrup and use that in place of the liqueur.

Can I use bottled lemon juice?

Squeeze a real lemon for this drink. You’ll need about ½ of a fresh lemon, depending on its size. Fresh juice makes such a difference in a recipe that only has 5 ingredients.

Looking for Prickly Pear Cocktail Recipes?

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Easy Pear Gin Cocktail with Rosemary

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The perfect drink for your holiday table, this pear gin cocktail uses fresh fruit and infused simple syrup to create an easy, elevated holiday cocktail.