La Perla
4.5 37 ratings
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Reposado tequila
1 1/2 oz Manzanilla sherry
3/4 oz Pear liqueur
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
21.3% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 191 calories
History
This beautifully balanced cocktail is simple yet complex, with delicate pear fruit and well-integrated tequila, and faint saltiness from the manzanilla.
Jacques Bezuidenhaut is credited with creating this cocktail in 2005 at Tres Agaves in San Francisco, USA.
Created by Jacques Bezuidenhout