English

edit

Etymology

edit

From ice +‎ perry. Coined in analogy to icewine and ice cider.

Noun

edit

ice perry (countable and uncountable, plural ice perries)

  1. An alcoholic beverage created by fermenting the liquid obtained by crushing frozen pears.

Usage notes

edit

The term may be restricted to "true" ice perries, which involve leaving pears on the trees to freeze naturally, as opposed to artificially frozen pears that are juiced after being frozen in a freezer.

Hypernyms

edit
edit

Translations

edit