Honey Sun Iqhilika Cape Fig
Makana Meadery in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦
Mead - Melomel Regular|
Score
6.33
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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Tree Rock, pours a clear pale golden, no head. Aroma brings out subdued figs and a touch of vinous character - the honey is rather subdued. Flavour is moderate-to-high in honey nectar sweetness upfront, with subdued figs. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2018
at 20:21
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Golden colour. Aroma is alcohol, fruit, berries, honey. Flavour is alcohol, fruit, honey, berries. Ordinary mead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 03:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Home, courtesy of Fonefan. Pours slightly hazy pale yellow, nice lacings. Aroma of honey, sweet fruit, figs, flowers. Flavor of figs, honey, sugar, flowers. Full body, oily mouthfeel, flat carbonation, abit of alcohol in the finish. The figs flavor is nice, but overall its to sweet foir me. 301112
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2012
at 06:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled at The Birch, Norfolk. Pours a clear pale yellow color with no head and no legs. Sweet honey aroma with herbal and citrus notes. The taste is cheesy, herbal with a tart finish. Unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 20:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from New Beer Distro. 1.5 yrs old. Baby Duvel tulip. Don’t understand the low scores for this.
Well chilled. Leggy, shiney, amber orange body.
Smells just like quality, unfermented, raw clover honey. Seriously. Even has a touch of wildflower & soft citrus notes. Darker, maple-y stuff as well.
Taste isn’t as life-changing, but still pretty solid. Very fruity upfront. Mellow plum-ish sweetness. Big apple tartness that cuts any overly sweet notions. Cherry pit. Maple & ash on the finish.
Thin. More honey wine then mead. Lightly slick body. Hidden alcohol. Easy. I’m very surprised.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 23:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle 750ml @ fonefan
Pours clear pale yellow. Aroma has notes of honey, figs and flowers. Taste is heavy sweet with a long sweet, nutty, floral finish. Body is full, texture is sticky.
Pours clear pale yellow. Aroma has notes of honey, figs and flowers. Taste is heavy sweet with a long sweet, nutty, floral finish. Body is full, texture is sticky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2012
at 01:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear deep gold with no head whatsoever. Aroma is full of figs with a nice sweet honey note and some light fruits. Flavor is full of figs with a strong fruit note and some earthy honey note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2012
at 20:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear yellow. Aroma is quite sweet, honey, flowers and alcohol. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 051111
Tried
on 05 Nov 2011
at 12:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ FOneFan. Clear golden with no head. Aroma is honey and fruit. Flavour is honey, sweet, fruits and figs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 12:26
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. It has a lighlty oily pour, clear and light golden in color. The aroma is mostly honey, with a distinct fruity and flowery twist I don’t really know if I like or not. Blackcurrant bush is what springs to mind. The flavor too goes in that direction, like a blend of blackcurrant and catpee. I don’t know really like that blend. Medium body, a bit oily and warming. Not bad in any way, but not my kind of mead. 111105
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 12:21