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G. E. Massenez Golden 8 Pear Liqueur 750ml
G. E. Massenez
SKU 83879

G. E. Massenez Golden 8 Pear Liqueur 750ml

$50.99 - $50.99
$50.99
$50.99 - $50.99
$50.99
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Distillerie G.E. Massenez has been distilling fruit in Alsace since 1870, and the family has long guarded its recipes closely, passing them down from one generation to the next rather than opening the process to outsiders. Golden Eight grew out of that same ancestral know-how, built as a tribute to the Williams pear, a fruit closely tied to the region's distilling tradition. It reflects a different side of the Massenez range from the fresh fruit crèmes, leaning instead on patience and extended aging.

Rather than a young fruit infusion, Golden Eight is built around a blend of Williams pear eaux-de-vie aged more than eight years, with roughly twenty pounds of pears going into the liqueur. That extended aging is what gives the finished spirit its long, lingering presence on the palate and its deep amber tone, setting it apart from the lighter, sweeter crèmes elsewhere in the Massenez portfolio. The result favors development and depth over pure fruit intensity.

Golden Eight pours a rich amber with fiery golden highlights. Opening the bottle releases a powerful, warm pear Williams aroma that unfolds gradually, moving from freshly harvested fruit and almost candied pear toward a complex bouquet of vanilla and caramelized notes. The texture is smooth and velvety, carrying that warmth through a long, generous finish.

"Golden Eight®, a divine Pear Liqueur enhanced by a more than 8‐year--old Pear Eau-‐de-‐Vie, which gives it a long lasting taste in the palate and notes of vanilla and caramel..

Approximately 20 pounds of pears are used to produce this unique liqueur.

Golden Eight offers itself for tasting with a beautiful amber color and fiery golden highlights, a divine promise of a great liqueur.

At the opening of the bottle, a powerful, warm Pear Williams aroma is released, shimmering with generous notes, to pleasure and incite the taste.

Then, like a delicate and sensual symphony, all the pear aromas are gently offered, from the freshly harvested fruits to the complex vanilla & caramelized bouquet."
Country: France
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: G. E. Massenez
Proof: 50
G. E. Massenez

Distillerie G.E. Massenez has been distilling fruit in Alsace since 1870, and the family has long guarded its recipes closely, passing them down from one generation to the next rather than opening the process to outsiders. Golden Eight grew out of that same ancestral know-how, built as a tribute to the Williams pear, a fruit closely tied to the region's distilling tradition. It reflects a different side of the Massenez range from the fresh fruit crèmes, leaning instead on patience and extended aging.

Rather than a young fruit infusion, Golden Eight is built around a blend of Williams pear eaux-de-vie aged more than eight years, with roughly twenty pounds of pears going into the liqueur. That extended aging is what gives the finished spirit its long, lingering presence on the palate and its deep amber tone, setting it apart from the lighter, sweeter crèmes elsewhere in the Massenez portfolio. The result favors development and depth over pure fruit intensity.

Golden Eight pours a rich amber with fiery golden highlights. Opening the bottle releases a powerful, warm pear Williams aroma that unfolds gradually, moving from freshly harvested fruit and almost candied pear toward a complex bouquet of vanilla and caramelized notes. The texture is smooth and velvety, carrying that warmth through a long, generous finish.

"Golden Eight®, a divine Pear Liqueur enhanced by a more than 8‐year--old Pear Eau-‐de-‐Vie, which gives it a long lasting taste in the palate and notes of vanilla and caramel..

Approximately 20 pounds of pears are used to produce this unique liqueur.

Golden Eight offers itself for tasting with a beautiful amber color and fiery golden highlights, a divine promise of a great liqueur.

At the opening of the bottle, a powerful, warm Pear Williams aroma is released, shimmering with generous notes, to pleasure and incite the taste.

Then, like a delicate and sensual symphony, all the pear aromas are gently offered, from the freshly harvested fruits to the complex vanilla & caramelized bouquet."
Country: France
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: G. E. Massenez
Proof: 50