Poire Williams

Poire Williams is a French pear eau de vie made from the Williams pear (known as the Bartlett pear in North America). I've had Poire Williams in the past, notably on an Air France flight. It is often, but not always, produced in an elaborate process that result is a whole pear inside a narrow-necked bottle—the pear having been grown inside the the bottle!

It is very good, and I'm looking to locate another bottle of a high quality French variety.

Laurent Cazottes Goutte de Poire Williams
Review from a Good Food Revolution review: "Cazottes manually remove the peduncles, chalices, all the seeds and eschars in order to preserve the pure pear flavor. Quality of fruit from the orchard, masterful distillation techniques, and purity of aromas make this simply one of the best small-production eaux de vie available now. Medium viscosity with loads of fresh Bartlett pear on the palate that persists indefinitely." 45% abv; 350ml

G.E. Massenez L'Authentique et l'Originale Poire Prisonnière Poire Williams
The original pear-in-a-bottle pear liqueur. (Available from SAQ in Quebec.)