Comice pear infused gin and lemon thyme tonic

Preheat a water bath to 47°C

Place the Comice pears in a vacuum bag, add the gin and seal in a chamber sealer. Cook in the water bath for 2 hours

Leave to cool completely then pass through muslin cloth and discard the pears

Fill each glass with crushed ice, pour 50ml of gin into each glass and add a sprig of lemon thyme. Stir well and top up with tonic, garnish with slice of raw pear and serve immediately