Pear Perfection

• Dash of Pernod
• 1/4 cup pear juice
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup
• 1/2 cup dry sparkling white wine
• 1 slice of pear

Swirl the Pernod in a glass, then dump it. Mix juice and syrup in a shaker with ice. Strain into glass. Add wine, and garnish with pear.

*Source: Dierdre Heekin at Osteria Pane e Salute, Woodstock, Vermont

Agave Stinger

• 1 oz. honey
• 2 oz. tequilla
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• 2 dashes of bitters
• Splash of soda

Heat the honey on low. Once it’s dark amber, remove from heat. Mix everything but the soda in a shaker. Serve over ice. Top with soda.

*Source: Alex Fathalla at Commerce, New York City

Pink Eye

• 1/2 lemon, in wedges
• 1 1/2 oz. vodka
• 1/2 oz. triple sec
• Splash of simple syrup
• 1/4 oz. Chambord black raspberry liqueur

Muddle lemon. Mix all but Chambord in a shaker with ice. Shake then strain into a sugar rimmed glass. Pour Chambord down the side of glass.

*Source: John Hawkley at Cyclops, Seattle

Remember Last Summer

• 1 1/2 oz. Absolut Vanilla
• 1 1/2 oz. Strawberry liqueur
• 1 oz. pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz. coconut cream
• Shredded coconut

Mix all ingredients except shredded coconut in a shaker with ice, and shake well. Strain into a glass. Garnish with a coconut.

*Source: Paulina Szafranski at Monarck, Denver

The Delancey

• 1/4 oz. pomegranate juice
• 3/4 oz. St-Germain elder flower liqueur
• Prosecco

Mix together the juice and liqueur. Pour into a champagne flute, then top with Prosecco.

*Source: Richard H. Friedberg at Allen and Delancey, New York City

*Girly Drinks recipes courtesy of Cosmopolitan November 2008. Images courtesy of Flickr.

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