Sweet Adeline

Ingredients

• Cinnamon syrup:
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
• Cocktail:
• 2 (1-inch) slices Comice pear
• 1 ounce Karlsson's
• Gold Vodka
• 1/2 ounce Clear Creek Pear Eau de Vie
• 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• Pear slices for garnish

Preparation

1. 1. To prepare cinnamon syrup, combine sugar, 2 tablespoons water, and cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook 4 minutes, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat. Let stand 30 minutes; strain. Cover and keep refrigerated in a glass container for 3 to 4 weeks.
2. 2. To prepare cocktail, place pear slices and 1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup in a martini shaker, and reserve the remaining cinnamon syrup for another use. Muddle pear mixture. Add ice, vodka, eau de vie, and lemon juice; shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with additional pear slices, if desired.