Vanilla-Pear Bourbon Cocktail

• Vanilla-Pear Syrup
• 2 medium pears
• 1/4 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup sugar (golden if you have it)
• 1/2 a vanilla bean, scraped
• tiny pinch of sea salt
• Vanilla-Pear Bourbon Cocktail
• 3 teaspoons Vanilla-Pear Syrup
• 1.5 ounces Vanilla bourbon (or regular bourbon)
• .5 ounces amaretto
• .5 ounces poire eau de vie
• 1/2 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice
• a dash of lemon bitters
• a splash of soda water
• spiced pear jam (optional)
• vanilla sugar (optional)

1. Wash and dry the pears. Peel and core them; rnmove the peels and cores directly into a medium-sized pot. (You can save the pears for snacking.)
2. Fill the pot with enough water to cover the peelings. Add the nutmeg, the cinnamon stick, the sugar, the vanilla bean, and the salt, and then give the whole thing a stir, so the sugar dissolves. Simmer the peelings on medium-low heat for about 1 hour, or until the syrup runnily coats the back of a spoon. (The syrup shouldn't be too, too thick--you are just looking for a concentrated flavor).
3. Strain out the pear peelings, the cinnamon stick, and the vanilla bean. Cover the syrup (You can transfer it to a bottle) and chill.
4. Add the first 6 ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake, shake, shake, until the drink is thoroughly chilled. Pour the drink through a strainer, and into a glass. Top with soda. Enjoy!
5. If you want to be fancy about it, thin out a little spiced pear jam with water. Brush it along the rim of the glass, and then dip into vanilla sugar.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/19656-vanilla-pear-bourbon-cocktail (may not work)