Willsour Recipe
A pear-brandy sour: Poire Williams shaken with plenty of lemon, sugar and a touch of elderflower liqueur that lifts the ripe pear aroma.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 18%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Pear brandy (Poire Williams)60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice30 ml (1 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Elderflower liqueur7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until well chilled.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
Garnish
No garnish
The Story
A straightforward member of the sour family, built around Williams pear eau-de-vie rather than whiskey or gin.
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