A Partridge in a Pear Tree – a cocktail recipe by Michelle Hartsell Cocktail Engineer

Have you ever noticed how many different birds are mentioned in the holiday classic "The 12 days of Christmas"?  Well, here's a cocktail to the first one.  I have two versions for you.

To build the cocktail add to a shaker with crushed ice:

2 1/2 oz of Absolut Pear Vodka
1 oz of either Pear Brandy (for a more traditional martini flavor) or 1 oz of Pear Liqueur (if you like a sweeter cocktail)
Juice from 1/2 a well ripened meyer lemon

Shake and strain into a martini glass

Garnish with a dash or two of cinnamon

That's the cocktail!

You can read more about the traditional Christmas song on wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song) 

Happy holidays