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Poured from 375mL bottle (2010 limited edition). Clear amber brown with no head. Herbal honey with feint wood notes, some elderberry, decent.
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375ml shared with Phill and Alex (thx, for the bottle!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: copper with no head. Aroma: nicely sweet, some booze maybe, berries, a bit woody. Taste: quite sweet, honey, some tannins, berries. A bit thin maybe for 12%. Overall: pleasant.
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Kind of a medium brownish copper body. A grassy cranberry on the nose. some sweet honey. Taste is tart cranberry, lemongrass, soft honey notes. Ends smooth and a little bit juicy. I'd prefer more mead character but it's still a very nice sweet drink.
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Light peach body. Sweet pear and cinnamon, very sugary aroma but still quite nice. Taste is a very sugary cinnamon, pear notes, soft honey maybe. Quite dessert-ish, would work well in that respect for an after dinner liqueur.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Light gold colour. Nice sweet currant, a bit of honey, just hints of marzipan that work really well. Taste is nice currant, soft woody honey, ending a little thin and a bit boozy. A little janky, but okay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Medium red body. Nice sweet berry aroma, more sugary than expected, must be the honey. Taste is soft berry, vague woody honey, ends smooth with nice lingering sweetness. Okay but a little more boldness would work wonders.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Deep ruby purple body. Kind of a grassy black currant aroma, could be the honey tempering the sweetness. Taste is a narrow black currant, soft honey notes, ending with a very nice sweetness but just a little too thin. Still quite enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Lighter gold body. Soft sweet plum aroma, vague honey notes. Taste is very sugary plum, ending too boozy. Drinkable, but needs work.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Nice gold body. Deep honeyed apricot aroma, full and sweet in the right amounts. Taste is a thick apricot helped by strong honey, finishing smooth with lingering citrus and sweetness. Very well done, highly enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Carbonated, pours a light yellow with some okay foam. Musty apple on the nose, maybe some soft honey sweetness, quite nice. Taste is honey forward, marzipan notes, quince sharpness to help round it out. A nice balance, both elements working well together.