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The Witching Hour

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Burning sage is a simple way to coax out the herb's essential oil, which gives this drink a pleasantly smoky, herbaceous finish. Bonus: it's guaranteed to increase your magical powers for Halloween night.

Cooks' Note

If you do not have whole dried sage leaf, wrap a fresh sage leaf in a paper towel and microwave about 40 seconds to dry out. Charcoal powder can be purchased at health food stores and online.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

2 ounces pear juice
1 ounce dry gin
1/2 ounce Chartreuse liqueur
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 capsule (1/4 teaspoon) activated charcoal powder
1 dried sage leaf

Special Equipment

A lighter

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine pear juice, gin, Chartreuse, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Open charcoal capsule and add powder; discard capsule. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass.

    Step 2

    Using lighter, carefully light sage leaf on fire and drop into glass. Serve immediately.

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