Dreams Never End

Ingredients

• 2  anjou pear red cored sliced thin
• 1 cup t brown sugar dark
• 0.5 tablespoon lemon zest 
• 1 serving cranberry-orange relish 
• 0.5 ounce pears 
• 1.5 ounce irish whiskey 
• 0.8 ounce mirin sweet
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Combine pear and water in a pot, bring to a boil and cook until pears have softened and turned slightly translucent, about 6 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer.
2. Add brown sugar and let simmer 30 minutes. Stir in lemon zest.
3. Let cool 10 minutes, then strain. Syrup can be kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
4. Pour rye, Carpano Antica, pear syrup, and Fernet into a mixing glass. Fill with ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
5. Garnish with orange twist.