Active Time

　　5 minutes

　　Total Time

　　5 minutes

　　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.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 1 cocktail

　　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

　　

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.

　　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.