The Cardamom Pear Martini Cocktail
About the Cardamom Pear Martini Cocktail
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Ingredients in the Cardamom Pear Martini Cocktail
- Quarter of a pear
- 1 Cardamom pod
- 2 oz Chopin Vodka
- .33 oz Simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water)
- 1 dash Lemon bitters
- .5 oz Fresh lemon juice
Garnish: Pear fan
Glass: Martini
How to make the Cardamom Pear Martini Cocktail
In a shaker, muddle the pear and cardamom . Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake, and double strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a pear fan.
Two concepts in this otherwise delicious recipe leave me confused. First, how do I “muddle” the pear and cardamom. Second, how does one double strain a drink?
To muddle, you just break up the cardamom pods and pear in the bottom of the shaker. You can use a muddler for this, which is a wooden or metal tool with a flat end good for mashing fruits and spices, or you can use the back of a spoon.
Double-straining is typically done with drinks that are muddled or include small bits of spices or other ingredients. Just strain the drink as normal using a Hawthorne or Julep strainer but also hold a small wire strainer over the glass to catch any stray seeds, pulp or other solids.