Clear Creek Pear Liqueur

Clear Creek Pear Liqueur is built on the distillery's best-known spirit, its Bartlett pear brandy. Clear Creek was founded in Portland in 1985 by Steve McCarthy, from a family that had farmed Oregon orchards since the turn of the twentieth century, to make European-style eaux de vie from Pacific Northwest fruit, and its Williams-style pear brandy from Oregon Bartletts became the bottle it is known for; Hood River Distillers bought the company in 2014 and it now distills in Hood River. The liqueurs follow the old European method: the clear, unaged brandy is combined with ripe locally grown fruit, the juice is pressed off and the result is lightly sweetened, so the sweetness sits on top of a real distilled-fruit base rather than a neutral spirit. Clear Creek calls the pear liqueur a true pear explosion, surprisingly complex, smooth and slightly floral, with a little acidity and a pear finish that lingers, and bottles it at 23.1% ABV. The distillery suggests it as an alternative to dessert wine, alongside sharp cheeses before dinner, or topped with sparkling wine for what it calls a Kir Blonde. Sweeter and easier than the brandy, with the same pear underneath.

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