Mead is perhaps the oldest alcoholic drink in the world and was traditionally consumed at weddings, hence a possible source of the name, honeymoon. Our Traditional Mead is smooth to drink, gentle on the digestion and packed full of wonderful honey aromas and taste.
We believe that you can enjoy Mead on all occasions as an aperitif. In summer it is delicious chilled and can be served in the place of a pudding wine with cheese. In winter it makes a wonderfully warming mulled drink.
Our Traditional Mead, or Honey Wine is made from a simple blend of British honey, water and yeast by a small team of passionate individuals at Nigel Howard's West Country Winery in Devon. We should know as Frances and I went to visit them to see how it was done. Nigel, a retired banker who escaped the City in 1994 to make wine, uses both traditional and modern production methods to create some really unique drinks. Although Nigel has now retired from his Winery also, his artisan winery lives on.
We have some fabulous cocktail and dessert recipes that use Traditional Mead in them. Here are some of our recipe ideas:
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The Mead was delicious with a lovely honey flavor and I "helped" my son consume it all before our flight
The first mead I've ever tried. Amazing.
Nectar from the gods. That's what this place has. It's like Zeus's own personal collection or something. Seriously I love this place.
Sourcing and developing new products often involves us heading to the hedgerows
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