Pear liqueur

Homemade Liqueurs Liqueur Pear Mediterranean recipes from Greece. Photo By Thanasis Bounas

This homemade pear liqueur captures the essence of autumn in a bottle. Perfect for sipping or enhancing winter cocktails.

This homemade pear liqueur captures the essence of autumn in a bottle. Perfect for sipping or enhancing winter cocktails.

Poire Williams is the name for eau de vie made from the Williams pear.

Many months ago, we bought a bottle of pear brandy to make a pear clafouti, which turned out to be a disappointment (unlike this berry one, which Faith highly recommends). The brandy sat in a cupboard, forgotten, until we pulled it out to make a version of Nora’s Thanksgiving Poinsettia cocktail.

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. – Henry Miller Golden moments, captured in liquid form? I suppose this liqueur could be considered such. The scent of ripe pear is a golden moment of autumn. Close your eyes, lift a pear to your nose, and breathe deep. It’s the smell of a well won harvest, of garden labour winding down, of pride in accomplishment. All in one small, yellow orb. It’s a nostalgic smell. And it’s one to counter the weeks of cold and…

I've been making liqueurs for years, especially in the fall so that they are ready for gift giving at Christmas time. Initially inspired by this adorable book, I began by following recipes, and have since realized that recipes aren't really critical at all when making a liqueur.

It's hard to describe their flavor, which strikes us as sweet and honeyed, something between a kiwi, a pear, a cucumber. That's to say, it's mellow but compelling, and an easy pairing for many cocktail ingredients.

A delightfully fragrant pear liqueur perfect for sipping and cocktails too