The Dabney cocktails are classically inspired, but we riff on them with local and seasonal ingredients. Created in Pears pairs a pear pomegranate soda recipe with fennel and gin.
recipe 
yields
1 cocktail
1½ ounces Green Hat Gin
½ ounce Don Ciccio & Figli Finocchietto*
Pear-Pomegranate Soda (recipe follows)
Fennel frond
6 ounces local pears, finely chopped, skin on
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
6 ounces fresh-pressed pomegranate juice
12 ounces cane sugar
Soda water or soda siphon for carbonation
*Fennel cordial made by a third-generation amaro maker from Italy who now lives and produces in DC.
Ingredients
Pear Pomegranate Soda
steps
To Assemble
- In Collins glass, combine gin and finocchietto. Add ice.
- Top with pear-pomegranate soda and stir gently.
- Garnish with fennel sprig and serve with a straw.
Pear Pomegranate Soda
- Combine pears with lemon juice to keep pears from oxidizing and turning syrup brown. Add pomegranate juice and sugar and let macerate at room temperature overnight.
- Using fine sieve or tea strainer, separate fruit from syrup. Gently press fruit to remove excess liquid. In 1 liter soda siphon, add 8 ounces pear-pomegranate syrup to 24 ounces water. Charge with CO2 (in lieu of a soda siphon, you can also just use 1 ounce syrup to 3 ounces soda water per cocktail).
Date Published: 12.26.15
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- from Tyler Hudgens of The Dabney, Washington, DC
