Mead Selection

Semisweet - 12% alc/vol - 3° Brix A traditional semisweet mead made from knotweed honey collected from the rural areas of Massachusetts. This mead has a rich, malty, nutty flavor reminiscent of buckwheat meads.

Semisweet - 12% alc/vol - 3° Brix Bayou Soleil is French for Golden Bayou. This mead is a co-fermentation of Traminette grape juice and wildflower honey from Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. If you enjoy citrusy, floral German wines like Gewürztraminer and Riesling, you'll definitely enjoy Bayou Soleil.

Sweet - 12% alc/vol - 7° Brix Carnival Rose is a hibiscus mead is based on a Trinidadian recipe created by the owner's grandmother, Ena Depradine. Hibiscus mead is similar to drinks found in the Caribbean, the Mexican Gulf coast, northern South America, and West Africa called sorrel, bissap, flor de jamaica, sobolo, or zobo. The seeds of the hibiscus plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa) were transported to the Americas in the hair of women during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This mead is made from hibiscus calyces, spices, ginger, and Louisiana wildflower honey.

Semisweet - 10% alc/vol - 3° Brix Yankee Heritage Cyser is a semisweet apple cyser made from raisins plus sweet and bittersweet apples. In colonial times, New England colonists added raisins to their fermented ciders to add tannins then sweetened the cider with molasses. Our version features Massachusetts knotweed honey to simulate the dark, candy flavors of molasses.