About the Producer
Maison Willm is in the Alsace region of France and was founded by Adolphe Willm 1896. Other than that, there’s not a ton of available info on this brand. In addition to a range of unaged eau-de-vie fruit brandies they produce marc, aged plum brandies, and a whole host of wines.
Details
- Use both “single-pass” and “double-pass” distillation.
- 45% abv
- Not oak aged. Unknown if aged in glass or stainless steel.
- Fermented and distilled from Williams pears
- Got for $22 per 375ml.
Nose
Fresh pear juice. Very Juicy and sweet like pears from a fruit cup. Has a strong minty aroma and a bit of artificial sweetener quality to it. Overall is okay.
Palate
Light bodied with a thin and prickly texture. Medium sweet. Fresh pear, more like the flesh than the juice I got on the nose. Some trances of mint, although less than the nose, and cinnamon. Again has a bit of artificial sweetener to it. Not bad but not good.
Finish
Medium with pear flesh and dry cinnamon. Better than I expected given the light body.
Finish: 4
Overall
Not bad but not good, this pear brandy is certainly drinkable but the artificial sweeter notes I get hold it back. Certainly happy having a drink but won’t buy a full bottle.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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