A Smile of Fortune
Schramm's Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Mead - Melomel Rotating|
Score
8.70
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A Smile of Fortune is a dark fruit melomel containing Black Currants, Lutowka Cherries, Heritage Red Raspberries and Oregon Boysenberries. Intensely bold fruits balance their tart, tannic, and acidic flavors with the sweetness of high quality, responsibly sourced honey. Fortune truly smiled upon this mixed fruit melomel, and we are grateful for the result. Pairs beautifully with fresh young cheeses, pork, or chocolate.
Batch #01
Release Date: 12-17-2016
Batch #02
Release Date: 12-30-2017
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8.8/10
LCI. Elegant cherry and boysenberry up front with the raspberry and black currant behind. Lovely honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 22:22
9/10
Intense deep fruity with raspberry, cherry and blackcurrant, set upon a lovely honey sweet backbone, the cherry giving a light tartness to balance, lovely mouthfeel and body, cherry infused lingering sweet finish. Lovely balance, exquisite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 11:35
9.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 10
375 ml bottle. Pours a deep dark purple color with no head (none expected). The aroma is medium in strength with black currants and some tart cherries. The taste is intense with ripe currants and tart cherries. The palate full and rich. Finishes long and sweet with lingering cherries. Overall: Decent--This is some fantastic stuff. Pairs well with some fontina cheese.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 22:34
10/10
Tried
on 01 Feb 2025
at 23:41
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Аромат на обсолютной высоте. Немного терпкий и танниный, есть черешня и совсем грам косточки от нее, затем как будто яжевика, хотя она не указана в составе, намеки на малину, черная смородина все приукрашивает. Меда очень мало. Очень насыщенно и ярко, как будто выжимка ягодная, совсем немного кислинка как будто присутствует. Цвет красный, но на просвет аж фиолетовые нотки. Вкус как будто дотрагиваешься до облаков рая. Просто блаженная смесь из разнообразных ноток ягод. Прежде всего радует что ощущается черная смородина, она как бы обвалакивает все остальное. Снова черешня, но меньше, а вот малины и яжевики больше, как будто пьешь ягодный сок, если это приминимо. При глотке появляется сладость, весьма большая, скорее всего это мед так дает о себе знать. Все очень нежно и без яркого и приторного момента. Одно из высших достояний нашего вида на планете земля.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2025
at 11:28
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear Burgundy, no head or lacing. Aroma is heavy berries, honey, raspberry, blackberry. Flavor is sweet, hint of tartness, field grass honey. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2024
at 03:24
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle.Dark red colour with no head.Taste is heavy sweet of berries raspberries, currant and cherry every you can taste honey smooth warming and well balanced finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2024
at 11:23
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle sample @ Peders. Clear very dark red without head. Aroma is sweet, honey and black currant. Flavor is very sweet. Light dry finish with warming alcohol. Oily, smotth and soft. 121123
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2023
at 19:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle sample at a Yana's tasting at Max's place. Deep purple. Jammy berries, honey, sweet, full-bodied, rounded. Really great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2023
at 14:43
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle sample at Peders, Copenhagen (07/04/2023) - (Batch #5) very deep dark red with almost no head. Intense deep fruity with raspberry, cherry and blackcurrant, set upon a lovely honey sweet backbone, the cherry giving a light tartness to balance, lovely mouthfeel and body, cherry infused lingering sweet finish. Lovely balance, exquisite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2023
at 12:39