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Recipe ArchiveWeek 01 of 8 · First FrostServing This Week

Silver Bells

A pear-and-ginger sour dressed for the carol it's named after. The dehydrated pear rings ring like little bells when the glass is set down.

vodka, pear liqueur, ginger, lemon · served frosted coupe · No. 03 of 24, season 2026

Silver Bells vodka and pear cocktail in a frosted glass with a dehydrated pear bell hung on the rim

Method

  1. 01

    Freeze the glass until visibly frosted.

  2. 02

    Shake vodka, pear liqueur, ginger syrup and lemon with ice for 12 seconds.

  3. 03

    Strain into the frosted glass.

Garnish

Dehydrated pear “bell” hung on the rim of a frosted glass.

Also on Week 01 · First Frost · opens November 2

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