Ginger Gimlet

3 oz Distiller's Gin No. 6

1.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice

1.5 oz Ginger Syrup

Shake ingredients over ice, strain into martini glass. Garnish with slice of ginger or lime. Adjust juice & syrup to taste.

To make the ginger syrup: mix 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water and one peeled 4" piece of fresh ginger root cut into 1/2" thick slices; heat to boiling on medium, and simmer for a few minutes, stirring often; then cool & strain into storage container. Syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for several weeks.

Falling Pears Martini

2 oz North Shore Vodka

½ oz Pear Liqueur

2 oz Pear Puree or Nectar

Shake ingredients over ice, strain into champagne flute or martini glass. Garnish with dash of cinnamon and a slice of fresh pear.