Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
2013 bottle, pours a pinkish amber. Aroma is lightly tart and fruity, with low sweetness. Flavour brings out loads of elderberries, with a tinge of sweetness, and subtle tartness. Low complexity - not much elegance here.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
2012 bottle, pours a clear pink. Nose is perfumey, with light cranberries and moderate sweetness. Flavour is thinner on the palate, with moderate sweetness, light floral notes and a touch of tartness. Not overly complex but good for what it is.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2014 bottle, pours an opaque dark purpleish red. Nose brings out sweet berries upfront, with subdued honey. Flavour is very sweet, with sweet berries, slight honey and a mild alcohol tinge. Well-balanced but a bit too sweet for me. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2011 bottle, pours a clear pale golden. Nose is quite dry for a mead, with alcohol and dry honey. Flavour is very dry, with honey, tartness, and bone dryness on the finish. Higher alcohol than typical meads. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle - Floral honey notes. Light almost clear gold. Light acetone, grape, honey and some anise. Light and thin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Light acetone and honey notes. Clear almost no color. Light sweet honey notes. Nicer than the smell. Sweet but decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, pours a clear yellow with no head. Aroma brings out medium honey, with secondary notes of white grape. Flavour is kind of muted, with light honey, white grapes, and muffled earthiness. Not the most pronounced character to this -- it's a bit muted. Decent, but confused.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle - Musty white grape and sweetness. Pale gold. Musty and dry with some straw and light sweetness. Not my thing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle - Sweet black current, almost cranberry. Deep maroon. Tart and sweet black currant with a light sweet finish. Much like a rich cranberry juice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle - Light and fruity, bit herbal and sweetness. Pale pink orange. Herbal and a bit boozy with a very dry finish.