Appearance: cloudy whole wheat breads and crackers. Dried bamboo hues. Nose: huge, hitting first with spicy tickly heat featuring cinnamon sticks and charred oak. Pureed black cherries. Cherry muffins and cherry breakfast cake. Vanillin. Fresh cinnamon sprinkled apple sauce. Palate: richly decadent, sweet and spicy. Mouthwatering. Cinnamon in the back of my breath with boozed […]
Archive | Mead RSS feed for this archive
Pina Colada Mead ~ Marc Boland’s Meadery
Appearance: deep yellow with a ghostly haze – honey glazed whole fresh pineapple. Orange in the middle. Nose: boozed pineapple, skins included. Sweet honey soaked pineapple and coconut. Raw husked coconut flesh dipped in honey followed by boozy pineapple. Palate: stickiest in the middle. Honey coated pineapple and coconut. Coconut is an essence – ghostly […]
Barrel Aged Dry Cyser ~ B. Nektar Meadery
Appearance: light straw and pure pressed apple juice. Faint glimmers of carbonation with teeny tiny bubbles clinging randomly to the sides of my clean glass. A broken collar of tiny bubbles remains throughout the tasting. Nose: rich honeyed floral notes and key lime in the back. Orange blossom. Lavender, honeydew, cantaloupe, and mango. Like biting […]
