Clear Creek helped launch the American craft fruit-brandy revival, importing Alsatian technique — including the pear-in-the-bottle — for pear, apple, kirsch, blue plum, mirabelle and framboise, plus a signature Douglas fir eau-de-vie.
US Craft
Clear Creek Distillery
A pioneering American craft distiller applying Alsatian eau-de-vie technique to Oregon orchard fruit — plus a Douglas fir eau-de-vie.
PearAppleCherryPlumRaspberryBotanical & New-WorldWasser (ferment → distill)Geist (macerate → distill)Widely available in the US
Products & tasting notes
Pear Brandy (Poire, pear in the bottle)
WasserAbout 30 lb of Oregon pears per bottle — ripe, floral Bartlett pear, juicy and pure; often bottled with a whole pear inside.
About Pear →8-Year Apple Brandy
Cider brandy8 yearsCalvados-inspired, aged in French oak — baked apple, vanilla and spice.
About Apple →Kirschwasser
WasserDry, clean cherry with the classic almond note.
About Cherry →Douglas Fir Eau de Vie
GeistA signature curiosity — spring fir buds macerated and distilled; green, resinous, forest-fresh.
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