Producer
Poires de Vie
Poires de Vie is a brand that markets a liqueur based on Cognac and pear distillate (70 cl, 30% vol.). It is presented as a pear liqueur with Cognac with a fruity and sweet profile, intended mainly as a digestif or paired with fruit desserts.
- Charente / Cognac · France
- 1 product
Poires de Vie
Meet the producer
Production philosophy
Product inspired by the tradition of the Cognac region: born from the blending of Cognac eaux-de-vie and pear distillate/maceration to enhance the fruity character and complexity of the French distillate.
Territory
Cognac region (Charente), France
Production method
Blending of Cognac with pear distillate; the preparation involves maceration of the fruit in the distillate. Product sheets indicate the use of Charentais (pot still) distillation for the Cognac and the pear distillate, with a declared number of distillations equal to 2 for the Cognac and 1 for the pear distillate.
Distillation
Charentais distillation (pot still) for the Cognac; single distillation for the pear distillate (indicated as 2 distillations for the Cognac and 1 for the pear in technical sheets).
Ageing
Variable aging of the Cognac eaux-de-vie (in French oak barrels); the liqueur is described as a young product obtained from the blending of these components.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- Categories
- pear liqueur with Cognac
- cognac-based liqueur
- fruit liqueurs
- cognac
- Raw materials
- Cognac (Ugni blanc grape)
- pears (Poire Williams)
- sugar
- water
- Casks and ageing vessels
- French oak
- Representative products
- Cognac Liqueur de Poire & Cognac 70cl - Poires de Vie
What makes it distinctive
- Format: 70 cl
- ABV: 30% vol.
- Declared ingredients: Cognac, pear distillate, sugar, water
- Indicated distillation method: Charentais pot still
- Aromatic profile: fruity, sweet with notes of ripe pear; indicated as a digestif