Vedrenne Liqueur de Poire Williams (Williams Pear) 18% 700ml

Brand: Vedrenne

Release Name: Liqueur de Poire Williams (Williams Pear Liqueur)

Spirit Style / Type: French Fruit Liqueur (Crème de Fruits — Pear)

Composition: Williams Pear Eau-de-Vie, Sugar, Neutral Spirit

Age: Non-Vintage

Volume: 700ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 18.0%

Country: France

Region: Burgundy (Nuits-Saint-Georges)

Production Method: Built on Genuine Williams Pear Eau-de-Vie for Fruit Intensity

Limited Edition: No (Vedrenne's Standing Liqueur de Poire Williams Release)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed with a specific competition score for this exact product — Vedrenne as a house receives numerous medals annually across its wider liqueur range, particularly for its SUPERCASSIS Crème de Cassis

Vedrenne has been making liqueurs since 1923 in Nuits-Saint-Georges, in the heart of Burgundy, initially winning recognition for the outstanding quality of its Crèmes de Cassis and fruit liqueurs. Now widely regarded as the third leading French producer of fruit and cocktail liqueurs, and the leader in the upmarket segment for bartenders, mixologists and connoisseurs, Vedrenne combines over a century of expertise with modern processing techniques across a wide range spanning liqueurs, aperitifs, fortified wines, fruit eaux de vie and syrups. The brand operates a museum devoted to Cassis at its main production site, alongside a smaller, more experimental distillery in the Dordogne/Périgord region, and its liqueurs receive numerous international awards each year for exceptional quality.

What sets this liqueur apart is its base: rather than a simple fruit maceration, Vedrenne builds it from a genuine Williams pear eau-de-vie — a distilled pear brandy that brings real power and concentrated fruit intensity into the finished cream, giving it noticeably more depth than liqueurs made from juice or flavouring alone. The Williams pear itself (also known as Bartlett pear) has a long, storied history in French fruit spirit production, most famously as the base for Poire Williams eau-de-vie, and Vedrenne's liqueur captures that same authentic pear character in a more approachable, sweetened format. Reviewers have consistently praised its genuine fruit character — described as "full to the brim with authentic pear notes" and "lovely pear flavour that goes down smooth for when you're looking for something different" — a genuinely distinctive option in a liqueur aisle dominated by more common apple, orange and berry flavours. Vedrenne itself suggests it served pure over crushed ice, mixed into cocktails, or poured over sorbets and iced desserts, and it makes an excellent old fashioned-style serve garnished with a dehydrated pear slice. A genuinely different, well-reviewed pear liqueur for customers wanting to move beyond the usual flavour range.