Kasztelanski Miod Dwójniak

Brewed by TiM (Nectar Polska)
Style: Mead
Bielsko Biala, Poland

Bottled (thanks to Miksu & hanniku). Reddish amber colour, no head. Aroma is honey, wood, alcohol, some slight spicyness as well. Flavour is fruity, spicy, alcoholic and also quite bunch of honey. Nicely balanced and not too sweet.

Bottle, ABV 16%, RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Deep golden colour, high viscosity. Intense aroma of honey, oak and alcohol, notes of spices too. Intense flavour of honey and oak, notes of spices and rum too.

0.75 l bottle delivered from Gdansk, thanks to my father-in-law. Dark ruby. Sweet perfumed and very floral aroma with raspberry and white wine. Very sweet candyish, floral and perfumed flavor with notes of raspberry/black currant. Long warming deep finish. Tastes overpoweringly floral at first but more I drink this more I like. Very good dessert.

750ml bottle (Carrefour Arkadia, Warsaw)
A long way from the glass, there’s a lovely apple and honey aroma. Closer up, it’s much denser on the honey, to be honest it’s nicer from afar. Lovely soft and smooth palate, but also crisply acidic. While it’s clearly a big bowl of honey, the perfumed aspects are delightful. There’s something utterly transcendent in the taste too, some slightly burnt caramalised corner, some dusty corkiness. Hard to describe, quite different from prior miods. This just seems more aged. Wonderful mead.
Rerate: just after having APIS poltorak. Seemed less sophisticated this time. Hugely cakey - fruitcake with mixed peel, and spicy - cloves.

Bottle hand delivered all the way from Poland by Daria the Sexy & Magnifiicent. Oh how I love her so. A deep amber brown in the glass. Nose of oak and dark wild honey. Nose lingers and seemingly sticks to all it touches. Even the next morning the empty glass exudes this earthy pasture scent. Legs are drippy and still. Body is full, a bit slick and alcohol is absolutely un-de-tect-able. A rare treat from a rare treat. #500.

Colour like a dark single malt. Scent of rose petals, wood and lemon. Colour deep gold. The aroma is filled with honey (surprice, surprice!), cinnamon and sweet sugar. Definetily roses and orange (lemon?) in the finish, which is very long.

Fiery amber orange. When swirled it sticks to the glass in little clear streaks. Nose is pungent with maple, cognac and honey. Taste is quite different—very sweet and spicy with notes of cinnamon, vanilla and to a lesser degree clove. Slick, oily mouthfeel. This reminds me a good deal of Sam Adams Utopias ($100/bottle) and also Thunderbird ($3/bottle). I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.