A white pear brandy, or eau de vie.

A white spirit means, you guessed it, no oak aging.  ‘Honesty’ goes nearly directly from still to bottle.  We also bottle it a bit warm. 95 proof.  We ‘re trying to get as much as pear into the bottle as we can.

So what’s honest about ‘Honesty’?  A more traditional French, German or Austrian ‘Poire Williams’ would have been distilled from 100% Bartlett (aka Williams) pears.  Those have a very distinct and powerful aroma.  AeppelTreow Honesty comes, in great or lesser part each year, from distilling the stuff at the bottoms of our pear wine and perry tanks. And what’s left over in the filters and pumps during transfers.  While we take great care in local-sourcing Brown Dog Whiskey and WI Apple Brandy, Honesty just kind of happens.Movie Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

Light pear bouquet followed by fire. Honesty is pear lightning.  Not as brilliant ‘pear skin’ flavor as the best of its class, Honesty does have a nice balance and a lingering hint of spice that makes for a nice digestif or cocktail spirit.

Bottled in 375mL at 95 proof.