Alsace

Distillerie Massenez

An Alsatian eau-de-vie house famous for its Poire Williams and its pear-in-the-bottle prisonnière.

Location
Dieffenbach-au-Val, Bas-Rhin, France
Founded
1870
Signature bottle
Poire Williams Prisonnière (pear in the bottle)
Region
Alsace
PearRaspberryCherryPlumWasser (ferment → distill)Geist (macerate → distill)Widely available in the US

Massenez is one of Alsace's defining eau-de-vie houses, spanning the full orchard — pear, raspberry, cherry, plum — and known for the theatrical Poire Prisonnière Wikipedia: Poire Williams.

Products & tasting notes

  • Poire Williams Prisonnière

    Wasser

    A whole pear grown inside the bottle, filled with pear eau-de-vie — juicy, floral Williams pear, pure and clean.

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  • Kirsch Vieux

    Wasser

    Dry, elegant cherry with the signature almond note; a refined Alsatian kirsch.

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  • Framboise

    Geist

    Bright, high-toned wild raspberry; aromatic and dry.

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  • Quetsch

    Wasser

    Dark quetsch plum — dry, dark-fruited, faintly spicy.

    About Plum →

Explore the fruits

🍐Pear brandy →🍓Raspberry brandy →🍒Cherry brandy →🟣Plum brandy →