"Barrels before Beads" Mr. Rain's Fun House - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1 oz. of Barr Hill Gin.
• 1 oz. of Amontillado Sherry.
• .75 oz. of Pear and Anise Syrup.
• .5 oz. of Fresh Lemon Juice.
• 2 oz. of Millstone "Harvest" Cider.

Drink Preparation:

• Combine Gin, Sherry and Lemon Juice into a shaker.
• Shake and pour over crushed ice into a Collins glass.
• Add Millstone "Harvest" Cider.
• Garnish with Lemon Thyme and fresh fruit.
• Cheers!

Side Note: How to make the Pear and Anise Syrup:
 
Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Sugar.
• 1 cup of Water.
• 1 cup of chopped Pear.
• 2 oz. of Sambuca. Sambuca has the Anise.

Preparation:

• Place the Sambuca and chopped Pear in a saucepan on medium heat until they caramelize (2-5 minutes).
• Then mix with sugar and water on medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes.
• Run through sieve, wait until it cools and you are all set.

This cocktail is a Mr. Rain's Fun House Signature Cocktail, with Megan Deschaine in the video. This cocktail has a balance between the subtle flavors of honey present in the Bar Hill Gin, with the dry crisp sherry. The pear and anise syrup sweetens the cocktail, nice flavors for winter, with reminders of warmer weather.