8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at share: pours deep maroon. Aroma is honey and boysenberry. Taste is sweet honey and loads of boysen.

8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle, at share, thanks to Ryan. Pours deep purple. Boysenberry, boysenberry jam, raspberry, sweet, floral, heady sweetness, white vermouth. Nice oily body. Very good.

7

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Bottle sample at a Yana's tasting at Max's place. Deep red. Very jammy berries, butter note, a bit of alcohol, sweet, a bit sourish, boozy.

7.8

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50 cl bottle @ Nisha Craft Riga Aroma has sweet honey and some currant juice. Flavour has sweet honey, berry juice, intense fruitiness. Alcohol is present but does not disturb. Throat-warming and very intense, yet somewhat easy to drink. Gets some sugary sweet notes at the end of the glass.

9

As sweet as it is acidic in a great way. It's got kinda a berry wine almost boozy kinda nose and also so delicious berry bite finish.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda at home, post first tasting back at Canary Wharf, my bad timing ... thanks to the Wingmane for this tall, slender and handsome bottle. This becomes my 8,000th US rate on RB. Deep claret to beetroot purple with a thin crimson crown. Nose is honey lozenge, blackcurrant Lockets, herb, Taste comprises raspberry syrup, sugars, honey drizzle, sweet bite. Full bodied, oily mouthfeel, semi drying close with a balanced spike of honey fuelled boost. Solid mead.

8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared in London - cheers to Dave. Pours deep purple-red with a bubbly pink head. Medium to big sweet flavour, loads of jammy fruits. Full bodied, chewy. Super tasty.

8.5

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Bottle shared at Welcome back to DS Tasting. Thanks to Wingman Dave for this one. A rich purple plummy red coloured pour with a loose pink head. Aroma is Semi sweet, boysenberry, red currant, pop tart, rich berries, red currant, boysenberry, super jammy, sticky berries. Palate is medium sweet, sticky, Really nice.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at the wee vault. Pours deep ruby, nose is raspberry jam, strawberry, blackcurrant, honey, taste is similar, juicy, tart berries, sweet