Comments on: Clear Creek Distillery http://www.foodista.com/blog/2008/09/28/clear-creek-distillery/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rebecca http://www.foodista.com/blog/2008/09/28/clear-creek-distillery/comment-page-1/#comment-2636 Rebecca Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:58:57 +0000 http://www.foodista.com/?p=333#comment-2636 As much as I like the looks of the pear in the bottle, that bottle costs $79 and is better suited for a gift than to drink. The pear brandy in the regular bottle costs less than half that and is a much better tasting brandy. The pear is under-ripe and affects the normally wonderful pear brandy. Clear Creek's pear brandy is world class, so seek it out, sans the pear in the bottle. Other Oregon distilleries you missed. House Spirits in Portland, who make the Aviation gin and Krogstad Aquavit. http://www.housespirits.com/ . Artisan Spirits, who make two stunning vodkas. One out of fermented honey, which is maybe the best domestic vodka made. http://www.artisan-spirits.com/ Sub Rosa Spirits, who makes the unusual Tarragon vodka and a Saffron vodka, that leans towards Indian and Asian flavors. http://www.subrosaspirits.com/ There is an Oregon Distillers Guild, but I couldn't find a web site. Here is a pretty good list of the rest of Oregon's micro-distilleries though... http://www.subrosaspirits.com/links.html/ As much as I like the looks of the pear in the bottle, that bottle costs $79 and is better suited for a gift than to drink. The pear brandy in the regular bottle costs less than half that and is a much better tasting brandy. The pear is under-ripe and affects the normally wonderful pear brandy. Clear Creek’s pear brandy is world class, so seek it out, sans the pear in the bottle.

Other Oregon distilleries you missed. House Spirits in Portland, who make the Aviation gin and Krogstad Aquavit. http://www.housespirits.com/ . Artisan Spirits, who make two stunning vodkas. One out of fermented honey, which is maybe the best domestic vodka made. http://www.artisan-spirits.com/ Sub Rosa Spirits, who makes the unusual Tarragon vodka and a Saffron vodka, that leans towards Indian and Asian flavors. http://www.subrosaspirits.com/

There is an Oregon Distillers Guild, but I couldn’t find a web site. Here is a pretty good list of the rest of Oregon’s micro-distilleries though… http://www.subrosaspirits.com/links.html/

]]> By: Lynn http://www.foodista.com/blog/2008/09/28/clear-creek-distillery/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 Lynn Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.foodista.com/?p=333#comment-1737 From Clear Creek: You have to break the bottle to get the pear out, but it isn't really worth the trouble (one story I have heard was from a man who dented his best frying pan while whacking a bottle). We pick the pears when they are full-sized but still green. It is a Bartlet Pear which, as you know, is very soft when ripe. We don't want it getting mushy in the bottle so to ensure we have a firm pear, we pick them when they are green and very hard. It is not a sweet, juicy pear. It looks beautiful in the bottle, but it tastes like cardboard. Alcoholic cardboard, but still not like a yummy pear. Sorry. From Clear Creek: You have to break the bottle to get the pear out, but it isn’t really worth the trouble (one story I have heard was from a man who dented his best frying pan while whacking a bottle). We pick the pears when they are full-sized but still green. It is a Bartlet Pear which, as you know, is very soft when ripe. We don’t want it getting mushy in the bottle so to ensure we have a firm pear, we pick them when they are green and very hard. It is not a sweet, juicy pear. It looks beautiful in the bottle, but it tastes like cardboard. Alcoholic cardboard, but still not like a yummy pear. Sorry.

]]> By: Alisa http://www.foodista.com/blog/2008/09/28/clear-creek-distillery/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Alisa Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:06:35 +0000 http://www.foodista.com/?p=333#comment-1630 Ive never tried them, but if I could find one here, I'd definitely buy one! Uhmm...how do you get the pear out of the bottle? :) Ive never tried them, but if I could find one here, I’d definitely buy one! Uhmm…how do you get the pear out of the bottle? :)

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