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Ingredients
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2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
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2 tablespoons (1 ounce) pear-flavored vodka (such as Grey Goose La Poire)
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1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) Velvet Falernum liqueur or simple syrup
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1 whole star anise
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Thin pear slices
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4 to 6 tablespoons (2 to 3 ounces) chilled dry sparkling white wine
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Splash of club soda (optional)
Directions
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Fill a large wine glass halfway with ice. Add bitters, vodka, liqueur, and star anise. Add a few pear slices; top with sparkling wine and, if desired, club soda. Stir gently, and serve.
Notes
We used John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum, a low-proof spirit from Barbados.