Poire Williams
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Poire Williams is a colorless eau de vie
made from the Williams pear
. It is generally served chilled as an after-dinner drink.
Many producers of Poire Williams include an entire pear inside each bottle. This is achieved by attaching the bottle to a budding pear tree so that the pear will grow inside it.
The Williams pear is known as the Bartlett pear in the United States. http://www.usapears.com/pears/varieties_yellow_bartlett.asp
Eau de vie
An eau de vie is a clear, colorless fruit brandy that is produced by means of fermentation and double distillation...
made from the Williams pear
Williams pear
The Williams' bon chrétien pear, commonly called the Williams pear, or Bartlett pear in the U.S. and Canada, is the most commonly grown variety of pear in most countries outside Asia. It is a cultivar of the species Pyrus communis, commonly known as the European pear...
. It is generally served chilled as an after-dinner drink.
Many producers of Poire Williams include an entire pear inside each bottle. This is achieved by attaching the bottle to a budding pear tree so that the pear will grow inside it.
The Williams pear is known as the Bartlett pear in the United States. http://www.usapears.com/pears/varieties_yellow_bartlett.asp