Fresh and baked pear are flavour notes commonly found in young fruity cognacs, so pear and cognac sit brilliantly together in a liqueur. Each bottle of the best-known pear & cognac liqueur, Belle de Brillet is made with around 18 ripe Williams Pears for each bottle.

The following cocktails harness this richly flavoured liqueur, many combining with cognac, apple brandy and pear eaux-de-vie.

Apples 'n' Pears
With: Calvados, pear & cognac liqueur, absinthe and saline solution.
We say: Apple brandy and juice, flavoured with pear & cognac liqueur.

Asian Pear
With: Sake, pear & cognac liqueur, poire william eau-de-vie, pear juice, lemon juice, daiquiri bitters, and saline solution.
We say: Sake and pear with sour cognac complexity.

Bubbly Belle
With: Pear & cognac liqueur and dry apple cider served tall over ice.
We say: I recommend Belle de Brillet liqueur and Galipette brut cider with a dash of Creole bitters.

Nice Pear
With: Cognac, pear & cognac liqueur, poire william eau-de-vie, and pear juice.
We say: Despite the English seaside postcard humour name, this is a very tasteful cocktail – pear and cognac is a delicious flavour combination.

Orchard Thief
With: Fino sherry, dry vermouth, calvados, Bénédictine D.O.M., pear & cognac liqueur, and Boker's bitters.
We say: A Bamboo meets a Chrysanthemum with apple brandy and pear.

Pear & Cardamon Sidecar
With: Cardamom pods, cognac, triple sec, pear & cognac liqueur, lemon juice, and sugar syrup.
We say: The combination of delicate cardamom spice and rich pear gives this cocktail an autumnal/winter feel.

Pear Drop
With: Pear & cognac liqueur, poire william eau-de-vie, cognac (brandy), limoncello, and pear juice.
We say: Like the eponymous candy, this after-dinner/late-night cocktail has a full-on tangy pear flavour.

Pear & Grapefruit Spritz
With: Pear & cognac liqueur, prosecco, lemon juice, and pink grapefruit soda.
We say: A cognac pear and pink grapefruit spritz balanced by a splash of lemon juice.

Pear & Pineapple Highball
With: Pear & cognac liqueur, pineapple juice and soda water.
We say: Pear and pineapple fruitiness charged with soda.

Pear Sidecar
With: Cognac, pear & cognac liqueur, lemon juice, and saline solution.
We say: Pear and cognac liqueur adds a luxuriant touch to an otherwise classic Sidecar.

Pear Shaped
With: Scotch whisky, pear & cognac liqueur, apple juice, lime juice, vanilla sugar syrup, vanilla bitters, and saline solution.
We say: Scotch, pear and apple combine wonderfully in this fruity and balanced cocktail.

Pear-Fect Spritz
With: Prosecco, pear & cognac liqueur, and soda water.
We say: Pear fruitiness shines in this easy-drinking spritz.

Pear-Shaped Spritz
With: White wine, soda water, and pear & cognac liqueur.
We say: A classic white wine and soda spritz, enriched with a splash of pear and cognac liqueur.

Really Pear-Shaped
With: Cognac, calvados, pear & cognac liqueur, pear juice, lemon juice, vanilla bitters (optional), saline solution (optional), and prosecco.
We say: Brandy-laced apple and pear with hints of vanilla and lemon freshness.

Right Pear
With: Scotch whisky, pear & cognac liqueur, white wine, vanilla syrup, and saline solution.
We say: Your choice of ingredients will dramatically affect this orchard fruity cocktail. (Speyside single malt and Chablis work extravagantly well.)

Sparkling Perry
With: Poire William eau-de-vie, pear & cognac liqueur, pear juice, and champagne/bruit sparkling wine.
We say: Reminiscent of perry (pear cider).

Steep Flight
With: Calvados (or applejack brandy), pear-flavoured vodka, pear & cognac liqueur and apple juice.
We say: "Apples and pears" is the cockney rhyming slang for stairs, hence the flavours in this flight.

Teddy Bear
With: Pear & cognac liqueur, apple Schnapps liqueur, apple juice, and cinnamon powder.
We say: Light (low in alcohol) and a tad on the sweet side, apple and pear with a hint of cinnamon spice.

Vine Pear
With: Cognac, pear & cognac liqueur, Chardonay/Chablis wine, and vanilla bitters.
We say: This brandy-based, pear-flavoured cocktail works well with pretty much any white wine.

What A Pear
With: Pear and cognac liqueur, poire william eau-de-vie, peated scotch whisky, lemon juice, pear juice and saline solution.
We say: An agricole rum-laced and lemon juice-soured, French-accented riff on the classic Last Word.

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