At the Rookery, the fermentable in all our recipes is honey and we never use sugars or syrups. All the flavourings are high-quality ingredients and never artificial flavourings. Most of our meads use hand-foraged ingredients, concentrating on Scottish native species such as meadwort, heather, silver birch sap, crab-apples and a range of hedgerow berries.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Sloe Mead from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Bag in a box at GBBF 2022. Clear gold no head. wow god that's good. sloes sweet. but black pepper. bitter. God that's amazing. I mean properly nice. complex. stunning. Best thing I had at GBBF 2022 so far. complex interesting dry peppery herby and sweet all at same time. crazy.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Spruce Mead from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bag in a box at GBBF 2022. Clear pale gold colour no head. sweeter than the hedgerow. spruce aroma. some spice on the finish. spicy spruce flavour. decennt good spice.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Hedgerow Mead from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Cask gravity at GBBF 2022. Pale gold clear no head. love the aroma. buckthorn. lovely light honey. like licking elderflower. amazing. slightly sharp slightly woody flavours. hawthorn. i loved it.
Stuu (34926) reviewed Burnt Mead from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at James's. Pours deep amber, nose is honey, toffee, hint of smoke, taste is sweet honey, chewy vanilla, treacle, smoky finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Burnt Mead on 24 Jun 2022 at 16:35 - Score: 8
allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed Burnt Mead from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Pours clear still auburn. Aromas of honey and light burnt toffee. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish.
cagarvie (39800) ticked Burnt Mead from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
bottle at James.... glowing copper... soft sweet honey.. Light dark honey nose... soft sweet malts... soft woody honey.. soft sweet sweet fruity honey.. just very drinkable bottle at home ...deep copper ...soft sweet honey nose ..dark sweet honey ...Light dry bitter
SHIG (13859) reviewed Mead - Medium from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a clear golden with a bubble head. Aroma is floral, honey, boozy. Taste is boozy, honey, super floral, some tartness near finish, but very alcohol.
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Mead - Medium from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
24/2/2022. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Tayside rating #10. Pours clear pale gold with no head. Aroma is floral, honey, waxy, boozy, vegetal, polish. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness, slight tart edge. Medium body, oily sticky texture, low carbonation. Bittersweet, warming alcohol, and just ever so slightly harsh finish. Enjoyed it, but not as much as other meads I've had recently.
minutemat (16133) reviewed Mead - Medium from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample thanks to danlo. Cheers mate. Clear pale yellow appearance. Aroma is definitely strong, lots of floral honey with some solvent hints, cat piss and perhaps a fleeting cheese glimpse. Taste is fairly light bodied, expected a much slicker, richer, sweeter palate but its surprisingly easy-drinking, though a strong warmth lingers at the back of the palate. Lovely delicate floral mead character. Very decent.
danlo (12875) reviewed Mead - Medium from The Rookery Craft Mead 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
700ml bottle from the Rookery. Pale golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of honey, boozy. Taste is sweet, honey, floral & fruity hints, with boozy notes. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, boozy finish with residual sweetness. Nicely sippable.
