# La Perla

Reposado tequila, saline manzanilla, and pear liqueur make Jacques Bezuidenhout’s quietly luxurious stirred aperitif taste both ripe and bone-dry.

Strength: 27% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Reposado tequila](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/reposado-tequila.md)
- 45 ml [Manzanilla sherry](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/manzanilla-sherry.md) — Keep the opened bottle refrigerated and use it fresh.
- 22.5 ml [Pear liqueur](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/pear-liqueur.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Lemon twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Mexican Monk](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mexican-monk.md): A dry, spirit-forward tequila cocktail deepened by amontillado, Bénédictine, and coffee liqueur.
- [Rosita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rosita.md): Reposado tequila, split vermouth, Campari, and aromatic bitters form a dry, oak-tinged Negroni relative.
- [Oaxaca Old-Fashioned](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/oaxaca-old-fashioned.md): A split-base Old Fashioned pairing reposado tequila with smoky mezcal, agave, and aromatic bitters.
- [Clean Slate](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/clean-slate.md): Manzanilla and blanc vermouth make a saline, floral aperitif sharpened by gentian and Peychaud’s in Jermaine Whitehead’s quietly exact low-alcohol drink.
- [Black Rock Chiller](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/black-rock-chiller.md): Reposado tequila, mint-driven Brancamenta, and yellow gentian meet at room temperature in a scaffa whose menthol creates the sensory impression of cold.
- [Cadillac Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cadillac-margarita.md): A spirit-forward Margarita pairing blanco tequila with Cognac-based Grand Marnier and fresh lime.
- [Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/margarita.md): A bright tequila sour balancing fresh lime with the concentrated orange of Cointreau and a savoury salt rim.
- [Spicy Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/spicy-margarita.md): A fresh Margarita sharpened with jalapeño heat and the green, citrusy lift of coriander leaf.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/la-perla
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/la-perla-d86ab184.webp
- Recipe source: https://alpenz.com/recipe-6GbZbdNwpu.html