By Lauren Spain
Tazza Kitchen / Short Pump, Virginia
Spiced Pear Infusion
Ingredients
- 1 750ml bottle Belle Isle Premium Moonshine
- 3 Red Anjou pears diced
- 1 cinnamon stick
Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a container that can be sealed. Let sit for a week, stirring daily. Strain. I used a coffee filter!
Cocktail: Something About Merry
Ingredients
- 1.5oz spiced pear infused Belle Isle
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- .5oz lemon juice
- .5oz cinnamon syrup
- .25oz Del maguey mezcal
- .25oz green chartreuse
Preparation
Shaken and served up with a thyme garnish.
Visit Lauren at Tazza Kitchen in Short Pump and try her other Belle Isle signature cocktail, the Warm Fuzzies.
Photography by Alexander Kreher.