Pear Cardamom Flip Cocktail

• 1 pear ripe USA, divided, experiment with the Green Anjou, Comice and Concorde varieties
• 8 mint leaves medium-sized
• 1 teaspoon liqueur huckleberry
• 1 teaspoon pear liqueur such as Clear Creek Pear Brandy or Aqua Perfecta Pear Eau de Vie
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• 3/4 ounce syrup pear-cardamom, see recipe below
• 1 1/2 ounces light rum
• 3/4 ounce lemon juice fresh-squeezed
• 1/4 ounce ginger juice fresh
• 1 large egg white
• ice
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 pear shaved w/ vegetable peeler
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1. Dice 1/4 of the pear into 1/4" cubes and place in rocks glass with huckleberry liqueur, mint and brandy. Stir to combine. Cut another 1/4 of pear into large chunks. Put in shaker and add bitters and pear-cardamom syrup. Muddle until pear is completely broken down. Add rum, lemon juice, ginger juice and egg white. Fill with ice and shake for 30 seconds. Add ice cubes to rocks glass with pear cubes. Strain cocktail into glass and garnish by standing a paper-thin slice of pear in froth.
2. Bring sugar and water to boil in small pot. Remove from heat and add pear and cardamom.
3. Cover and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain and chill.

pear, mint, liqueur huckleberry, pear liqueur, orange bitters, syrup pear, light rum, lemon juice freshsqueezed, ginger juice fresh, egg white, sugar, water, ground cardamom

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pear-Cardamom-Flip-Cocktail-1669159 (may not work)