Fall Favorite Cocktail or Mocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz Bourbon or 2 oz sparkling water

• 2 ounces Pear Nectar or Juice

• ½ lemon – juiced

• 1 ounce Ginger Honey Simple Syrup*

• ginger ale, to taste

*Ginger Honey Simple Syrup (enough for two drinks)

• ¼ cup Honey

• ¼ cup Water

• 1’’ piece of ginger – peeled, sliced

Instructions

Make the simple syrup: In a small saucepan combine honey, water and ginger. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring, until honey dissolves into water. Remove from heat and set aside to steep for 20 minutes. Strain into a container, discarding ginger, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

1. For the cocktail: Combine bourbon, pear juice, lemon and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Vigorously shake until chilled. For the mocktail: substitute club soda - don’t shake vigorously.

2. Pour over ice in glass and top with a bit of ginger ale. Garnish with pear slices, a lemon wedge and/or a few pieces of crystallized ginger on a skewer.

3. Put on your slippers and get ready to Meet the Finalists!

Recipe from No Spoon Necessary