Spiced Pear Gin Mule
Gin
The Spiced Pear Gin Mule is autumn comfort reimagined as a sophisticated cocktail. Built around a homemade spiced pear simple syrup infused with star anise, cinnamon, and cardamom, this isn't your typical mule. Gin provides a clean, botanical foundation while fresh lemon juice cuts through the sweetness and keeps everything balanced. Ginger beer adds that signature spicy fizz, but here it complements rather than dominates. Garnished with a pear wedge and star anise, it's proof that the best seasonal cocktails don't just taste like fall — they capture the feeling of it.
Ingredients
- Spiced Pear Simple Syrup
- 1 cup pear juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 star anise
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 whole cardamom pods
- 1 pear, peeled, cored, and cut into pieces
- Cocktail
- 4 oz. gin
- 4 oz. spiced pear simple syrup
- 2 oz. fresh lemon juice
- Ginger beer
- Pear wedge and star anise for garnish
Preparation
Spiced Pear Simple Syrup
- Combine pear juice and sugar in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Turn off heat, add star anise, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, and chopped pear.
- Stir, then allow to cool to room temperature and strain. Simple syrup can be stored in airtight container in refrigerator up to one month.
Cocktail
- Add 2 oz. gin, 2 oz. spiced pear simple syrup, and 1 oz. lemon juice to each mug and stir well.
- Add ice, then top each mug with ginger beer.
- Garnish mug with pear wedge and throw in a few star anise for flair.
