Pear, Please

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- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
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For the Ice Ring
- 4 1⁄2 cups water
- 20 medium sage leaves, divided use
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 1 pear, cored and thinly sliced
- bouquet sage leaf
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For the Punch
- 12 ounces vodka (or more)
- 375 milliliters pear liqueur
- 750 milliliters Amaretto
- 12 ounces fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce aromatic bitters
- 8 ounces pineapple juice
- 8 ounces water
- 12 pears, slices for garnish
- 6 limes, wheels
directions
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For the Ice Ring:
- In a large pot, Warm 12 sage leaves, lime zest, and water in medium pan for 10 minutes on low. Chill in fridge until very cold. Strain through a large mesh strainer permitting a small amount of zest and sage to travel through for visual in the ice.
- Decorate bottom of ice mold with sage leaves and pear slices. Add in enough lime-sage water to barley cover pear slices and sage. Freeze for one hour or until frozen to hold pears and sage in place. Top off with remaining (very cold) lime-sage water. Freeze overnight.
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For the Punch:
- Stir together punch ingredients in a punch bowl. Unmold ice ring by quickly dipping into warm water and inverting. Float ice ring in punch.
- Ladle into tea cup or coupe glass. Garnish with lime wheels, pear slices and serve.
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