Chazzano Ethiopian Harrar Mead
B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Metheglin Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Chriso. Pours a clear golden pale amber color with no head. has a strong cold coffee aroma with spicy honey hints. Sweetish spicy honey and coffee flavor. Has a sweetish spicy coffee and honey finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home in London (left over from a Chriso tasting). Pours perfectly clear golden brown. Aroma holds lots of coffee, somewhat like the filtered variety, with definite notes of honey poking through, suggestions of alcohol and cocoa. Big sweet flavor, lots of alcohol, slick honey, coffee more in the background now, some charred wood, apples. Full bodied with an oily mouthfeel. Warm to hot on the finish, some stewed fruits, apple, pear, more honey, some lightly bitter coffee, cacoa, alcohol, faint dry wood. An interesting mead variation that works on some levels, though not on all. (3.6)
Bottle at a ChrisO Tasting - London. Pours clear, rich gold. Nose holds a bit of tangy coffee. Big, sweet and sugary, less coffee in the flavor than in the aroma. Full bodied, oily, with soft carbonation. Good honey character, some touches of bitter coffee. Nice stuff. (3.7)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Chriso tasting, thanks Leighton, 18/11/12. Slightly obscured mid amber with no head. Nose is big on espresso coffee, light burnt tones, tirimasu, all coffee tbh! Taste comprises espresso coffee, a little walnut, toffee fudge, tirimasu flavoured licqeur. Full bodied with no carbonation, smooth on the palate, sweet coffee finish. Lay a good coffee beat to any track and I’ll enjoy it!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
37.5 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with no head. Aroma is solid coffee and light honey. Sweet, toffee caramelish, coffee herbal and sweet honey. Herbal coffee into a mellow fruity honey finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
2012 Colorado Mead Tasting at Armin’s house. Pours a dark orange appearance with no head. A bit citrusy, super rich coffee ground, somewhat spicy aroma. Kind of unique. Tangy, bitter Foldgers, off fruity, somewhat acidic, sweet honey flavor. Ekkkk.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Charles St. Liquors.
Baby Duvel tulip. Soggy cork. A shot of CO2 glad to be out.
Looks sort of like iced tea. A bit orange. A bit dull.
Smell is a fairy authentic cup of coffee. Unburnt roast, nuts, cream soda, & significant citrus rind. Fumy.
Taste-wise, the sweet, citric/floral mead comes in first, & then comes a subtler coffee flavor then the nose proudly proclaimed. Ice coffee & cream sweetener. Something like hazelnut. Faint oxidation. Leather & smoke. Really, really sweet. Earthy, mildly acidic finish. A lingering bitterness. Doesn’t really all work.
A bit syrupy when cool. It lingers on the tongue somewhat. Not too thick though. Flashes of alcohol.
I can sort of appreciate the quality coffee that went into this, but wow, this gives me such a headache.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours a clear amber with no head whatsoever. Aroma has strong espresso coffee notes with a slight bitterness and not much honey. Flavor begins very sweet with honey but quickly transitions to strong coffee note that is quite bitter. The sweetness and the bitterness do not really meld well together for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Rating #5000
It pours out clear amber with some legginess. The aroma delivers plenty of rich yummy roasted coffee notes mingling with light honey nuanced sweetness. Wow, smells wonderful and different. The taste has a great mix of rich dark roasted coffee and sweet smooth silky honey goodness. Holy cow. This comes together very well and attains a pleasing balance between smooth silky sweet honey and roasty coffee. Yummers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours light brown. Nose/taste of honey, fresh coffee, vanilla and sweet tea. Mouth feel is sweet - lots of tea and fresh coffee. Finishes with some fresh coffee and honey. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
375 mL bottle. This is a still mead, pouring a golden orange with a very light haze. Rich earthy, nutty roasted coffee aroma with a suggestion of honey. Lots of coffee bitterness in here. Still a nutty and earthy roasted coffee flavor building over time, and the honey adds some sweetness. I like it, but it’s definitely a slow sipper with the strength of the coffee.