Mead, 11.7% ABV.
A single honey mead with plain heather honey, and no crazy additions. That’s a new one!
It pours a clear, pale golden body, nothing extraordinary there either.
The aroma is strong and sweet, with recognisable notes of pure heather honey. I guess it smells exactly what you would expect a mead to smell, if you’ve never tried a mead before. It’s very simple, but clean and tempting.
The flavour isn’t any more adventurous than the aroma, this is as basic and down to earth as a mead can be. It’s heavy sweet, but not cloying.
Conclusion: a mead for traditional Norwegian heather honey lovers.
Aroma: 6/10 Appearance: 4/5 Taste: 6/10 Palate: 4/5 Overall: 13/20 Ratebeer score: 3.3/5.0
I sometimes make single honey meads if I feel that particular honey stands out in terms of flavor. Heather honey certainly does, and it is also a staple among Norwegian spreads and condiments, with its easily recognizable dense floral (almost smoky) and spicy honey tones. Such a classic deserves its own mead. By the way Terje: your intense mead ratings the last weeks must have placed you on top of the list of mead bloggers in Norway by now, making you a leading authority in the matter! š (Yes, it’s a short list I know..but still! Keep it up!) šš·