Portland, Oregon based Clear Creek Distillery sources Williams (also known as Bartlett) pears for this brandy from the nearby Hood River Valley. Whole pears are crushed and fermented, then distilled in pot stills. According to the distillery, it takes approximately thirty pounds of pears to produce one 750ml bottle. The spirit is bottled without barrel ageing. It is available in 750ml, 375ml, and 50ml bottles, as well as in higher priced bottles that contain an entire pear.
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Clear, pale lemon yellow, high viscosity; clean, medium intensity, unaged, candied pear, jasmine, thyme, baked yellow apple; dry, warming alcohol, full body, intense, long finish, apricot, pear, candied peach; very good quality due to intensity and typicity
Clear, pale, lemon; clean, medium intensity, pear skin, guava, ripe cantaloupe, unaged; dry, warming, medium body, medium intensity, fruit character confirms nose, medium finish, some complexity, good quality
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