Edible Cocktails: From Garden to Glass - Seasonal Cocktails with a Fresh Twist

Featured Recipe: Singing Pear

This sparkling cocktail is floral and fruity but not overly sweet. The floral notes in the elderflower liqueur are particularly nice with pear.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 ounce pear nectar (or 1/4 fresh, ripe pear that can be muddled into the cocktail glass with the lemon juice before adding the alcohol)
• 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1 ounce cacha a
• 1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
• Pinch nutmeg
• 2 ounces sparkling wine
• Lemon twist

Directions:

Shake all ingredients, except sparkling wine and lemon twist, with ice. Strain into a champagne flute, top with bubbly. Garnish with a lemon twist.