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) is bottled champagne-style in Normandy]] Perry or '''pear cider''' is an Alcoholic Beverage made of Fermented Pear Juice . It is similar to Cider , in that it is made using a similar process and often has a similar Alcoholic content, around 8% Alcohol By Volume . Perry has been common for centuries in Britain , particularly the West Country and Wales ; and France , especially Normandy and Anjou . As with cider, special pear cultivars are used. They produce fruit that is of poor eating quality, but that produces superior perry. Perry pears are higher in tannin and acid than eating or cooking pears, and are generally smaller. Sweden also produces perry, such as Kopparbergs pear cider. Perry from Gloucestershire , Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England made from traditional recipes forms a European Union Protected Geographical Indication . REAL PERRY One may also find perry distilled, in a similar style to Apple Brandy . CAMRA 's definition of "real perry" is in parallel to that of real cider: "DEFINITION OF REAL DRAUGHT CIDER & PERRY The above is item 5.2 as extracted from CAMRA's External Policy Document 2003 - 2004" (from CAMRA's Cider & Perry page ) COMMERCIAL LIGHT PERRIES A branded perry known as Babycham , marketed principally as a woman's drink and sold in miniature Champagne -style bottles, was once popular but has now become unfashionable. Another brand of light perry growing in popularity As Of 2000 is called Lambrini . Lambrini is manufactured in Liverpool by Halewood International , and marketed under the slogan "Lambrini Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". It currently dominates the light perry market. Like commercial Lager and commercial Cider , commercial perry is highly processed and often contains large quantities of cereal Adjunct s such as Corn Syrup or Invert Sugar . It is also generally of lower strength than real perry. EXTERNAL LINKS
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