Cherry Chipotle
(has 1 batch)
B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Rotating|
Score
7.70
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The sweet matches the heat in this brilliant wine with a kick. We started with Michigan wildflower honey and a ton of Michigan cherry juice. Once fermented, we added a lion’s share of red chipotle peppers to give it a smokey character and medium spice level. A fantastic wine for dessert. Try pairing this with rich chocolate cake.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared on Xmas Day. It pours clear deep ruby red. The nose is tangy, juicy, cherry jam, Bakewell tart, chilli jam, smoked paprika and sour candy The taste is sweet - sour, juicy cherry, warming chilli spice, chilli jam, cherry wine, tangy fruits, fruit cake, glace cherry, honey cake and marzipan with a warming, spiced finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. The balance is pretty well-judged. Not sure if I could much of this, but it?s good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2015
at 07:21
10/10
Tried
on 15 Dec 2015
at 03:20
9/10
Insane! Huge tart/juicy black cherry and full body floral honey sweetness. Balanced smoked pepper spice; moderate heat. Very smooth/complex. --- Beer merged from original tick of B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle Mead on 10 Nov 2015 at 22:06 - Score: 10. Original review text:
Tried
on 11 Nov 2015
at 00:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: cherries, smoke, honey Appearance: clear ruby red Taste: medium sweetness, lightly sour, mild chipotle heat Palate: light body, sticky, no carbonation, long finish, Very nice
Tried
on 30 Aug 2015
at 14:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 375 ml at Willrunforbeer grand mead tasting. Deep ruby color. Aroma has that pepper just busting out all over. Mild cherry.
Flavor is as advertised... Weak cherry upfront with a pretty decent kick of chipotle peppers. Light pepper burn depending on your tolerance for heat. Maybe I would feel different if I paired this with a sweet, chocolate dessert.
Flavor is as advertised... Weak cherry upfront with a pretty decent kick of chipotle peppers. Light pepper burn depending on your tolerance for heat. Maybe I would feel different if I paired this with a sweet, chocolate dessert.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 15:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Poured from bottle nice ruby red color with no head. Aromas of cherry and spice. Taste is sweet with thick mouth feel and strong, smooth peppery kick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 15:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Acquired in a $4$ trade. Enjoyed at 45F in stemware. 2 ounce pour. Color is pretty much blood red, no sediment, oily thick. The nose is very easy. Tart cherry with a lot of juiciness and a spicy habanero chipotle kick. Cherry sweet/tart up front in the taste, sweet finish. Middle and finish are incredibly spicy. spice lingers in the throat for a while. too spicy for me but I do like the cherry.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2014
at 15:44
8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Oak, vinegar, marzipan, cookie dough, cherries aroma. Hazy maroon. Honey and cherry flavor. Jammy and kind of grapey. Chili pepper burn at midpalate that lingers and takes on a more smoky pepper character. Medium body, viscous, chewy and tangy. Exquisite and wonderful, not perfect, but really quite good.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2014
at 19:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear burgundy, no head, no lacing. Aroma is hella cherry, true Michigan cherries - and I grew up on Michigan cherries, so I know them when I smell them. Faint whiff of peppers as well. Flavor is quite sweet, tons of real cherry flavor, just a bit of smoky chipotle heat, as well as the base honey. Noticeable spice level, but not at all unpleasant. Really well put together actually. Medium body, no carbonation. A bit of lingering heat cuts through the sweetness and makes this a really enjoyable sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2014
at 23:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Quite good. The mead is burgundy and still. Appears somewhat viscous. The aroma is chile, cherries and honey. It’s sweet with a mild zing. The cherries really come out as it warms. Both in taste and aroma, the chile is spicier when cold, too much on the , but the cherry blooms and overpowers the spice as it warms. The mead is quite sweet. It might be a bit much, but spice reigns it in. At room temperature, the heat is warming and prickly. The burn builds in the finish. Moderately tart cherry flavor. The honey flavor gets a bit overshadowed but it seems quite pleasant. Perhaps, with more experience with meads, I could pick out flavors better. I’m just getting a mildly fruity, floral honey sweetness. Fairly thick body. Nice.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2014
at 22:49