The Year of the Mead
Bees
We all understand the importance of bees in producing not only honey, but pollinating crops. With news of Asian Hornets surviving the winter, it’s more important now than ever to support local beekeepers throughout Wales to protect these important insects from emerging threats.
You can do this through buying locally produced mead and honey. We are pleased to support several mead producers throughout Wales, who use their own honey to create this fantastic drink.
About Mead
Mead is considered one of the oldest known alcoholic drinks, and is made through fermenting honey with water. Dubbed as the nectar of the gods, mead has roots in many cultures and a range of celebrations and rituals. There are several different types of mead, ranging from traditional mead - which is honey, water, and yeast - to Melomels which are meads fermented with fruit, and Cyser and Pyment - meads with apples or grapes.
Traditional Mead
Traditional mead is usually a mix of honey, water, and yeast. These tend to have a higher alcohol content and highlight the characteristics of the honey used in the fermentation. They are smooth and rich, oft en with a floral bouquet and a sweeter flavour, although they can be fermented to be drier depending on the mead-makers recipe.
You can also find meads with the addition of fruit, which leads the flavour profile, and there’s now a growing range of barrel aged meads, which imparts the flavour of the previous spirit into the mead, balancing the sweetness with woody, dark flavours. Although traditional mead is usually still, there are some sparkling traditional meads which can be used as a celebration drink with a diff erence. Traditional meads are usually drunk either at room temperature or slightly cooled from wine or mead glasses. They go perfectly with cheese, or as a substitute for a dessert wine.
Buy Traditional Meads at Blas ar Fwyd
Session Mead
Session meads are growing in popularity as a sparkling, lower ABV mead drink, with similarity to a beer or cider. The basis of these session meads is the same as traditional meads but they’re much lighter with just a hint of honey, and usually flavoured with the addition of fruit or hops. Think a slightly sweet, alcoholic fizzy drink, with a honey flavour on the finish. Session meads should be served chilled, and go perfectly with a BBQ, spicy curry, or as something to sip on during a warm evening. You can also use them as a mixer for cocktails!
Buy Session Meads at Blas ar Fwyd
We all understand the importance of bees in producing not only honey, but pollinating crops. With news of Asian Hornets surviving the winter, it’s more important now than ever to support local beekeepers throughout Wales to protect these important insects from emerging threats.
You can do this through buying locally produced mead and honey. We are pleased to support several mead producers throughout Wales, who use their own honey to create this fantastic drink.
About Mead
Mead is considered one of the oldest known alcoholic drinks, and is made through fermenting honey with water. Dubbed as the nectar of the gods, mead has roots in many cultures and a range of celebrations and rituals. There are several different types of mead, ranging from traditional mead - which is honey, water, and yeast - to Melomels which are meads fermented with fruit, and Cyser and Pyment - meads with apples or grapes.
Traditional Mead
Traditional mead is usually a mix of honey, water, and yeast. These tend to have a higher alcohol content and highlight the characteristics of the honey used in the fermentation. They are smooth and rich, oft en with a floral bouquet and a sweeter flavour, although they can be fermented to be drier depending on the mead-makers recipe.
You can also find meads with the addition of fruit, which leads the flavour profile, and there’s now a growing range of barrel aged meads, which imparts the flavour of the previous spirit into the mead, balancing the sweetness with woody, dark flavours. Although traditional mead is usually still, there are some sparkling traditional meads which can be used as a celebration drink with a diff erence. Traditional meads are usually drunk either at room temperature or slightly cooled from wine or mead glasses. They go perfectly with cheese, or as a substitute for a dessert wine.
Buy Traditional Meads at Blas ar Fwyd
Session Mead
Session meads are growing in popularity as a sparkling, lower ABV mead drink, with similarity to a beer or cider. The basis of these session meads is the same as traditional meads but they’re much lighter with just a hint of honey, and usually flavoured with the addition of fruit or hops. Think a slightly sweet, alcoholic fizzy drink, with a honey flavour on the finish. Session meads should be served chilled, and go perfectly with a BBQ, spicy curry, or as something to sip on during a warm evening. You can also use them as a mixer for cocktails!
Buy Session Meads at Blas ar Fwyd