Pear and Sage Sparkle
Pear is soft and a little shy, and sage gives it a savoury backbone, which is exactly what you want next to roast turkey. This is the alcohol-free drink for the person who does not want to be handed a juice box. It is also one of the few drinks that tastes better with a pinch of salt.
What you'll need
- 0.25 cup honey (60 ml)
- 0.25 cup water (60 ml)
- 6 fresh sage leaves
- 3 oz pear nectar, chilled (90 ml)
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice (15 ml)
- 0.5 oz sage honey syrup (15 ml)
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 3 oz sparkling water (90 ml)
- sage leaf and pear slice
- 3 cups pear nectar (720 ml)
- 0.5 cup lemon juice (120 ml)
- 0.5 cup sage honey syrup (120 ml)
- 3 cups sparkling water (720 ml)
How to make it
Warm the honey, water and sage until the honey dissolves, steep 15 minutes, strain and chill.
Stir the nectar, lemon, syrup and salt together with ice.
Pour into a tall glass over fresh ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with the sage leaf and pear slice.
Glass: Tall glass. Garnish: A fresh sage leaf and a thin pear slice.
Chef's secrets
Taste the nectar first; some brands are much sweeter than others, so cut the syrup to suit.
Clap the sage leaf in your hands before you drop it in.
Good to know
The syrup keeps for five days in the fridge. For a crowd, mix the non-fizzy parts in a pitcher and top each glass.