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Pear Martini

By chef Henry

This pear martini recipe is full of sweet fruity flavor! It’s a delicious and easy cocktail for any occasion, great for fall and winter holidays or parties.

Pear martini

Here’s a fun cocktail with a deliciously sweet, fruity flavor: the pear martini! This drink is great for fall and winter entertaining, and to be honest: it caught me off guard with its delicate, sweet flavor. My husband Alex developed this one and I love how complex it tastes.

The pear comes in two waves: a muddled fresh pear brings brightness, and pear vodka infuses a strong fruity aroma. Paired with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup, it’s so tasty: and such a unique spin on the classic! I love serving it at fall and winter parties (it would be a great signature drink for Thanksgiving or Christmas).

Ingredients You’ll Need

A pear martini is a fruity variation on a flavored vodka martini. You can make it in many ways, but it’s traditionally made with pear vodka to infuse the most flavor of this delicate fruit. How to accessorize the pear vodka is up to the mixologist!

I chose to pair the flavored vodka with a fresh pear to infuse even more fruity flavor, then add a few hints of citrus to amp it up. Here’s what you’ll need for this pear martini recipe:

  • Pear vodka: The one specialty ingredient! See below on why I think it’s necessary here.
  • Fresh pear: Make sure it’s perfectly ripe so it can infuse the fruity pear essence.
  • Lemon juice: This brings a brightness: always use fresh lemon juice and not bottled for the best flavor.
  • Simple syrup: You can buy it but I always make my own! It’s 1:1 sugar and water, heated until the sugar dissolves.
  • Orange bitters: This adds a nice citrus essence to the drink and adds complexity to round out the flavors.
Pear martini

What To Know About Pear Vodka

Pear vodka is a specialty liquor, but in my recipe testing I found that flavored vodka really does bring in a strength in flavor that a fresh pear can’t do on its own! Here are a few notes about it:

  • Pear vodka is sold by several different brands. Some common brands are Absolut Pear Vodka and Grey Goose La Poire Vodka. You can also find Wild Roots, Skyy, Smirnoff, Veil, and more.
  • You should be able to find it at your local liquor store. Typically the store will have a few different varieties. I used Absolut Pear Vodka here.
  • Can you substitute anything? I don’t recommend it, but you could increase the fresh pear and use classic vodka.

Tips For Making a Pear Martini

This pear martini recipe could not be easier. Simply muddle the pear, then shake with the remaining ingredients. Here are a few tips before you scroll to the recipe below:

  • Find a ripe pear. The riper the better here. An underripe pear can be hard and mealy and doesn’t impart much flavor.
  • Muddle the pear aggressively. You can have a heavy hand: you’ll want the pear fully mushed. It may be juicy or more like a paste or sauce: that’s ok!
  • Add the remaining ingredients and ice, and shake. Shake it up until it’s cold.
  • Strain and garnish. Strain into a martini glass, and garnish with a thinly sliced pear.
Pear martini recipe

When To Serve It

This pear martini works any time, but I especially love it for fall and winter occasions since it’s when pears are in season! Here are some fun ideas for serving:

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This pear martini recipe is full of sweet fruity flavor! It’s a delicious and easy cocktail for any occasion, great for fall and winter holidays or parties.

  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 drink 1x
  • Category: Drink
  • Method: Shaken
  • Cuisine: Cocktails
  • Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 fresh ripe pear
  • 2 ounces pear vodka
  • ½ ounce lemon juice
  • 1 ounce simple syrup
  • 2 dashes orange bitters

Instructions

  1. Chop the half pear, then place it in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Muddle until it’s fully mashed.
  2. To the cocktail shaker, add the pear vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, and orange bitters. Add 1 handful ice, then shake until cold. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a pear slice.

Notes

  • Batching tip: You can shake up 2 drinks at once in one cocktail shaker. For a large batch, you can mix up 8x the quantity of pear vodka, lemon, simple syrup, and orange bitters. Then muddle 1 pear in a cocktail shaker, add 7 oz of the mixture, and shake 2 drinks at a time. 

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More Fall & Winter Cocktails To Try

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