Heard of perry/ No not the chick, the drink! It is a bit tough to chance upon, so most people haven’t heard of it at all. Just as cider is made from apples, perry is produced from perry pears. (Wazzat?)
Reportedly, more perry is made now than has been made in a century, but it is difficult to market because of low production volumes.
It is a specialty of the Three Counties and Welsh Borders, as perry pears thrive in sight of May Hill’. Now perry pears are also grown in Somerset and Norfolk.
Even though the demand for perry is fairly high, producers can’t do much as the quality fruit is not readily available. It takes just three years for a perry pear to bear fruit, but up to thirty years to reach maturity. Wow!
Now don’t go asking your local pub for perry please. Perry is a drink rarely found in pubs. But most CAMRA beer festivals sport a wide range of Perry. Every year, CAMRA runs a National Cider & Perry Competition and presents Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards to both cider and perry. So you know where to head for a taste of perry christmas!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
{perry} very rare!
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