Black Agnes
Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Our sweet black currant mead, Black Agnes, is named after one boisterous Scottish wench who successfully defended the Scottish Castle of Dunbar during a five-month siege by William Montague, the Earl of Salisbury. While relatively unknown in the United States, black currants have been grown in the British Isles for more than five hundred years, and used by herbalists since the Middle Ages. Sharply tart and acidic, the potent flavors of the fruit are perfectly balanced by the sweetness of premium honey to create a particularly unique, memorable and delicious mead.
Batch # - Release Date
#01- 03-08-2014
#02 - 08-02-2014
#03 - 04-15-2015
#04 - 01-30-2016
#05 - 06-01-2016
#06 - 08-06-2016
#07 - 07-26-2017
#08 - 10-21-2017
#09 - 01-17-2019
#10 - 10-31-2019
Batch # - Release Date
#01- 03-08-2014
#02 - 08-02-2014
#03 - 04-15-2015
#04 - 01-30-2016
#05 - 06-01-2016
#06 - 08-06-2016
#07 - 07-26-2017
#08 - 10-21-2017
#09 - 01-17-2019
#10 - 10-31-2019
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8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours deep purple, nose is ribena, honey, toffee, taste is tart blackcurrant, juicy honey, very sweet. 9/9/9/8/8
Tried
on 03 May 2026
at 10:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle courtesy of Camons. Thanks. Almost black without head. Aroma is sweet, honey and heavy black currant. Flavor is very sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. Oily and soft. 150426
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2026
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Opaque dark red color, no head. Aroma and flavor are red fruit, intense, a bit sharp. Boozy also. Okay.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2025
at 17:27
8.5/10
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 10:49
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
375 bottle. This is batch 16. Pour is a purple color. The nose is big and and bold with currants and blackberries. The taste, like the nose, is over-the-top currants and blackberries. Some tart acidity is a nice counterbalance to the whole. Palate is full and coats the mouth well. Finishes long and glorious. Overall: Top shelf baby,
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2025
at 03:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle from Tidens Farver @ Home, gifted by Simon. Pours almost black with a red hue, no head. Aroma of honey, rich red berries, black berry, berry skin. Flavor is light sweet, acidic berry, light honey, rich red berries, rich blackberry, berry skin, some alcohol. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, light sweet quite acidic berry finish with a touch of warming alcohol. 150225
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tidens Farver
on 15 Feb 2025
at 20:01
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Аромат ягодный, но не сказать что тут черная смородина, скорее черника или яжевика, меда не много, сладость очень сдержанная. Цвет не такой темный как бывают меломели. Во вкусе уже есть как раз таки черная смородина, но по началу есть сладкий мед и ничего больше, как будто быстро изчезает при быстром приходе ягодного сока с ее кислинкой, причем весьма немалой. Этот переход весьма интересен и уникален.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2025
at 05:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Glas op Borefts ‘24, 75cl fles, 11% (?), dank Jeroen! Paars-zwarte kleur. Vol zoet, bessen, bessensaus, kaneel, bourbon, licht kruidig, honing, dik stroperig. Erg lekker.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2024
at 21:06
8/10
Intense, sweetish and heavy with cherry juice, blackcurrant, some jammy berries and honey.
Tried
on 12 May 2023
at 22:21
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from x 2023-05-06 Göteborg AR: black currant heaven AP: deep purple, no head, nice legs F: black currant heaven
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2023
at 18:09