Admiralty Lounge Fall Menu 2025

The Ashgrove Cottage is a simple gimlet riff where the lime cordial is replaced with a pear-lemon cordial packed with big Fall flavors.

  • 1.5 oz Citadelle Gin
  • 0.25 oz St. George’s Spiced Pear Liqueur
  • 0.75 oz Pear Cordial

Shake and double strain into small coupe. Garnish with dried star anise.

Prep:

Spiced Pear Star Anise Syrup:

  • 3 cups water
  • 3 cups Bartlett Pears, cubed
  • 1.5 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 0.5 cup dried star anise

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and stir over medium heat until all sugar is dissolved. Turn heat down to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool at room temperature for an additional 20 minutes. Strain through fine mesh strainer, pressing down on pears to extract as much juice as possible.

Spiced Pear Star Anise Cordial:

  • 1L Spiced Pear Star Anise Syrup (ideally warm)
  • 12.25 oz rich dem
  • 3 oz Lemon Juice
  • 16g lemon zest
  • 50g citric acid

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend on medium for 30 seconds.e syrup and significantly extends the shelf life of our OJ. in milk and eggs, then bottle. Makes ~27 cocktails.