SKILL LEVEL: Expert
PREP: 10 minutes
MAKES: 4 servings
PAIRS WELL WITH: Sweet Potato Bread , Goblin Shortbread , spice cake
Perfect for chilly autumn evenings or cold winter days, this warming nectar comes recommended by Tirion Fordring and the Argent Crusade. Even paladins need to put up their boots and unwind!
1 cup water
1 /2 cup sugar
2 black tea bags
1 cinnamon stick
1 /2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 /4 cup maple syrup
1 pear, cored and diced
1 /2 cup aged gin
Combine the water, sugar, tea bags, cinnamon stick, cardamom, and pear in a small saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and pull out the tea bags and cinnamon stick. Add maple syrup and gin, serve warm; teacups are ideal for this.