Ingredients:

• 50ml gin
• 25ml lemon juice
• 25ml pear syrup
• 1 egg white
• Spiced Pear Syrup:
• 4 pears, cored and cubed
• 1 star anise plus more to serve
• 1 cinnamon, broken in half
• 250g caster sugar

Method:

• To make the spiced pear syrup, put the ingredients in a pan with 250ml water and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the flavours have infused. Leave to cool.
• To make the cocktail, put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker without ice and shake vigorously. Open the shaker, fill with ice and shake again, then strain into a chilled coupe.
• Place one two star anise on top and serve.