B. Nektar Bourbon Barrel Mead

Brewed by B. Nektar Meadery
Style: Mead
Ferndale, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter

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one of the finest mead’s i have ever had. B. Nektar Meadery makes some of the finest mead’s. best of all it Bourbon Barrel aged and brewed in Michigan

Tasting – The Perfect Pour. Clear still dark gold (great legs swirl on the glass). Rich honeyed butterscotch nose rides undercurrents of vanilla wood, bourbon and orange floral-like notes. Warming sweet orange blossom flavors expertly balance over notes of bourbonized vanilla oak and touches of toffee brittle throughout. Full bodied and slick on the palate. As a true mead fan (though I don’t get to try them often enough), this one stands head and shoulders above anything I have experienced to date. Awesome job B. Nektar crew. Thanks for the multiple samples, Mike!

This stuff is simply sublime. Gorgeous aromas of bourbon, oak, vanilla, honey. Despite the ABV, it’s incredibly smooth and not even the slightest bit hot. This stuff drinks like a champ. Luscious mouthfeel. Definitely one of the best meads I’ve had.

Fantastic mead. Bourbon scent comes across very strong. Looks like apple cider. Taste so good; very sweet, boozy, wonderful!

Far and away my favorite mead of all the ones that I have had. Only other one that comes close is their Margarita Mead. Pours golden mead color. Nose is honey, bourbon, vanilla, and some wood. Flavor blends a whole mess of sweetness into the mead: bourbon, vanilla, some almost maple character and lots of honey. Really enjoyable sipping mead.

Bottle from Secret Santa. Unsure of the batch, but I am assuming it is 2 (the most recent one). Labeled R0131208. Pours with a deep golden body and laser etched legs. Aroma of bourbon. Big surprise. Aroma of wet wood, vanilla, honey, sweetness and a slight alcohol tinge. Taste is sweet, there is no doubt that this is a dessert mead. Buttery, some bourbon, very sweet, vanilla, wood. Light sort of aged-sur-lis notes as well that are hard to describe beyond that. Light hay notes as well from the pungent buckwheat honey. Comes across with a hammer. Hefty mouthfeel. Delicious.

Been lucky enough to have this one a couple times. Pours a clear brownish hue leggy but still. Nice honey sweet aromas with notes of mild bourbon, vanilla, and caramel. Rich sweet flavors. Wonderful honey sweetness with vanilla and some light floral notes. The bourbon is there as well in a subtle way.

Bottle @ Miami Fandango ’10 gathering. Cheers to Greg, tpd975 for the share. clear golden pour aroma and flavors, not sure what to say, this is an outstanding mead. Load of complexity here, bourbon goodness, lots of woods, warming mouthfeel, herbal note and buckwheat honey. Overall palate is thick and syrupy with lots of sweet honey finished up with the bourbon barrel. Unique and damn tasty. At 17% this one packs a nice punch and yet it sips slowly without the bourbon overpowering the whole experience.

Lots of barrel, wood, oak, honey, and floral qualities. Bit of vanilla as well. Light golden color...crystal clear. Extremely smooth. Yum!

Perfect mead. Amazing. Yellow pour. Translucent as Usual. Aroma of light sugar, subtle bourbon and honey. Flavor is a beautiful not-overly-sweet honey base with a slick sweet oak backbone. Best mead I’ve had. Hands down.