08/10/2026
VANILLA PEAR GIN FIZZ
A bright, silky cocktail with juicy pear, warm vanilla, and a crisp sparkling finish.
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
* 2 oz gin
* 1½ oz pear nectar or pear juice
* ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
* ½ oz vanilla simple syrup
* 2 oz chilled club soda
* Ice
* Pear slice and/or lemon twist, for garnish
Vanilla simple syrup: Combine ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water over low heat until dissolved. Remove from heat, add 1 tsp vanilla extract (or ½ vanilla bean), and cool.
Method
1. Add the gin, pear nectar, lemon juice, and vanilla syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds.
3. Strain into an ice-filled Collins or highball glass.
4. Top with chilled club soda and stir gently.
5. Garnish with a thin pear slice or lemon twist.
Flavor adjustment: For a drier fizz, use just ¼ oz vanilla syrup. For a more lush, pear-forward cocktail, increase the pear nectar to 2 oz.
Optional foamy version: Add ½ oz egg white or aquafaba to the shaker. Shake first without ice, then again with ice before straining and topping with soda.
