Ginger pear champagne cocktail

Ginger pear champagne cocktail uses a spiced ginger pear shrub syrup with lemon, a sugar cube soaked in bitters, champagne and a twist of lemon. A refreshing gingery aperitif with the delicate flavour of pears and the complexity of bitters, cacao, pepper, bay and lemon.

Shrub syrups love bubbles of all kinds and especially champagne – their concentrated syrups lend sourness from apple cider vinegar and complexity of flavours with spices and fruit. Shrubs are also a fantastic way to balance sour and sweet elements using fresh in season fruit, vinegar and spices in cocktails like my pear pickle sour.

Ginger pear champagne cocktail is a lovely light flavourful drink for a sunny spring afternoon.