2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Appearance: Pale Yellow, still
Aroma: Honey, juicyfruit and sulphur
Flavor: Honey, candy sugar, sulphur
Overall: Sweet and a bit strange.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
4oz glass. Yeah, it’s sweet alright, and kind of syrup-y too, although not quite to a fault. Served semi-cold, it looks a lot like dark-ish white wine, and the taste even reminds me of some super-sweet whites I’ve had as well. Interesting to try once or twice, but I don’t think I’d keep a bottle around the house, even for dessert (I prefer port).
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Fermentation. Pale golden almost clear pour with decent legs. Flowers, light citrus and honey on the aroma. Flavor very similar with spices and a dry clean finish. Not syrupy or too sweet.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml bottle-still-yellow/gold. A-honey, lt malt, some floral. T-honey, sweet lt malt, some floral.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by John. Pours clear gold. Nose and taste of honey, beeswax, vanilla cream and light citrus fruit. Bright and clean. Medium body.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tried with and without the spices. Much better with the spices they mask the plastic flavor. Was not as sweet as I was expecting which was a good thing.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks for sharing this one, Chipalsa. The nose is sweet honey and alcohol aromas with a chemical smell. Tons of honey aroma. Color is pale yellow. Taste is strong honey with a subdued alcohol presence. A little unrefined but very pleasant. The mulling spices provided added a unique twist to how I’m used to having mead. Cool stuff.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nose is strongly honey, plastic, and bandaid. Clear yellow. Medium body. Flavor is honey and bubblegum, with a slightly medicinal finish. Flawed, but still enjoyable. The name and label appeal to my inner geek.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Purchased this to try something different. Artificial cork was a dog to get out with a traditional corkscrew. For a product that can’t age, the manufacturer should really consider switching to a screw-cap. But I digress. I drank chilled without the mulling spices. Pours a pale gold, slightly more yellow than a typical white wine. Aroma is nothing to write home about; waxy with sweet honey coming through. First sip yields a taste strikingly similar to a very sweet white wine (somewhere between Pinot Grigio and Moscato) that fades to honey briefly and is lost to a lingering waxy taste and mouthfeel. Makes me think that the company used cheap low-quality honey that was not separated from the beeswax residue before brewing began. Overall, this may be the only true mead for those on a budget and unable to make their own, but this is nothing to write home about.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle from app vintner, did NOT add the accompanying spices - pours clear gold, no head, still. Aroma is fruity, there is an artificialness to it that I can’t place, but reminds me of juicy fruit gum. Taste is sweet, no real burn from the alcohol, though it does add some spiciness. Palate is a little syrupy. overall, very drinkable, but boring, feels generic, if that makes any sense.
|
