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Pear Sparkler

September 28th, 2018 Drink of the Week

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This drink is lovely! The syrup base makes enough for quite a few drinks and will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Ingredients:
1 cup pear juice (or apple & pear)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp honey
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 small piece of ginger peeled and sliced into rounds
Small grating of fresh nutmeg (or a pinch of ground nutmeg)
Ice
Sodawater

Method:
* Combine the pear juice, lemon juice, honey, rosemary, ginger & nutmeg in a small pot
* Bring to the boil – stirring – then turn off and leave to cool for 30 mins
* Strain syrup into a jug
* To mix each drink pour 2-3tbsp of syrup over ice in a tall glass then top up with soda water

Enjoy!

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