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This is an old post, but I feel compelled to register my shock and horror at the idea of throwing out a bottle of pear brandy! I echo the poster who said their favorite thing to do is to put it in the freezer and sip it straight. I know that if I were more refined I would drink it room temp but I find it is a little harsh for me that way. I live in Germany and am lucky to be able to find great fruit brandies practically everywhere. Still, the idea of wasting any of it is just horrible!
I came upon this post, actually, because it had dawned on me that fruit brandy would be a great substitute for vodka in certain beverages. I could imagine it being a great ingredient in a martini, for example, though I'd leave the vermouth out in that case and maybe add a little fresh ginger juice and some pear nectar.
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re: schway_eats
It depends . . . if it is a true eau-de-vie, suc has an Etter Poire William or a Schladerer Williams-Brine, then you are absolutely correct! Sadly, however, there are several large companies that produce fruit-FLAVORED brandies of such poor quality that they are suitable for consumption only during a winter of ice fishing . . . or pouring down the kitchen sink, and praying it doesn't go straight into the ocean.
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re: zin1953
Ice fishing, ha! Reminds me of a certain week-long canoe trip with my brother and friends where it rained everyday. I brought a liter of Wild Turkey, which was gone after day 2. For som reason my brother brought -- wait for it -- peppermint schnapps. Something about making minty hot cocoa. I refused. He had the nastiest hangover....
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I have a 50 dollar bottle of pear brandy I had THOUGHT would be great...but I tried to drink it straight and I think I'd rather drink my own urine. I did find that it mixes OK with sprite so thankfully it's not a total loss...I'm having a hard time finding any other recipies other than of my own concoction...where can I find recipies? Ideas???
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re: barleywino
Bringing back an old topic here, but with the holiday season around the corner, I'd like to mention that a good pear brandy added to holiday foul is wonderful. We love wild duck cooked with pear brandy, but also whenever we roast a chicken or turkey, a little pear brandy between the skin and flesh is a delightful addition.
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re: StriperGuy
Just bought some relatively inexpensive "Pear William" eau de vie made in Connecticut (Westford Hill). It was quite good neat, actually more of a pronounced pear flavor than I thought it would have, given my limited eau de vie experience. I also did mix some with ginger beer and a bit of nutmeg - quite delicious.
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re: StriperGuy
Mahhty's in Newton. I think I paid $18 for it, though now that I think of it, it was a tall and thin bottle, so it might not have been a tremendous bargain. Couldn't find a cheaper pear-flavored hard liquor, but might have considered some sort of flavored vodka, had I though of it.
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I know this is an old post, but I figured I'd throw my couple of cents in anyway.... A drink I concocted for the bar I work at is:
1 1/2 oz Clear Creek Pear Brandy
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Healthy 1/2 oz 1:1 simple syrupPour into a bucket well filled with ice and stir. Gently float over the top of the drink:
1/2 to 3/4 oz dry and fruity Cabernet
It's a pretty, adult drink both the men and the women can get into.
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Clear Creek's Pear brandy is a true eau-de-vie, not a liqueur. Eau-de-vie usually means the distillate of a fermented fruit, usually not aged in wood and definitely no sugar added. It takes about 30-50 pounds of perfectly ripe fruit to make a bottle, these are very special drinks. Clear Creek is one of the better distilleries in this country and I think the pear brandy is their best product. Like most of the replies here instruct, don't mix it, drink it straight. I prefer it at room temperature to get the full aromatic experience.
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What brand is it?
If it's a real, high quality pear brandy it should be drunk like a brandy straight up in a snifter. It won't be sweet.
If it's a pear liqueur it will be sweet and should be drunk straight up or over 1-2 ice cubes as an after dinner cordial.
If it's a cheap pear liqueur then go for using it in cocktails. Basically any recipe that calls for a fruit liqueur could be used since cheap pear liqueur usually has little pronounced pear flavor.
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What's wrong with sipping it from a glass straight or on the rocks?
In any case, even if you don't get better responses here, throwing it out seems a little drastic. Though I admit liquor bottles are the best source for recipes around, I just Googled
"pear brandy" recipe
and on the first page of results, I see a champagne cocktail, a dessert, a sauce and a lovely-sounding way to prepare duck or foie gras.
The second page has a chicken recipe, a torte, two bread puddings, and a home-canning project for pear-brandy butter, which sounds a lot tastier than supermarket apple butter. Further down in the results, I see another souffle, a soup, sorbet... ;)
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re: hatless
thanks Hatless, you're right, i should have been a little more specific with my post! I'm specifically thinking about cocktail recipes here.
I hadn't even thought of drinking the stuff straight, imagining it to be cloyingly sweet (like pears), but it turns out the distillers recommend that I do exactly that:
http://www.clearcreekdistillery.com/P...
They also have a recipe for a cocktail involving ginger syrup and vodka. Not sure why this didn't turn up on my first google search anyway ... my bad!
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