Hey Guys and Gals! Rum infused with ripe Bartlett pears, vanilla and cinnamon.
Ingredients
Step 1
4 cups rum
2 ripe Bartlett pears
1 inch of vanilla bean, split
1 cinnamon stick
Step 2 (optional)
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
Directions
1. Rinse the pears, core them and slice thinly. Place the slices in the jar with the vanilla, cinnamon and rum.
2. Steep one week in a cool, dark place. Taste. If it is not strong enough, give it longer.
3. Strain through several layers of moistened cheesecloth, gently wringing it. Strain again through a coffee strainer if needed.
4. Optional: boil the water, stir in the sugar until dissolved, let cool, and add slowly, tasting as you go.