Delaney Mes gives us some long weekend sponge cake tips on Breakfast Food, as well as recommendations for wintery cocktails and eats around Tāmaki Makaurau. One of those gorgeous cocktail recipes is below. Whakarongo mai nei!
Pear and rosemary Tom Collins
Delaney Mes
Serves 2
For the syrup, chop two pears into chunks and gently cook in a pot on medium-low heat in 1cup water and 1cup white sugar with a sprig of rosemary. Leave to cool.
For the cocktail:
- 4 tablespoons pear and rosemary syrup
- 90ml gin
- 4 chunks of pear (from the pear and rosemary syrup)
- juice of 2 medium lemons
- soda water
Place pears from syrup in a cocktail shaker and muddle them well
Add all other ingredients and shake well
Adjust lemon or syrup to taste
Strain into two glasses filled with ice
Top with soda water. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
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