Lurgashall has come a long way since it began production in 1985 and produced a thousand bottles. Annual production is up to half-a-million bottles and the visitor experience is thriving.
With 10 meads, nine fruit liqueurs and nine fruit wines, including the delicate Rose Petal Wine and more decisive Silver Birch Wine, there's no monoculture here. Visitors will find out about the way that time-honoured recipes are followed as closely as possible, in the continued quest for authentic flavours.
tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. This is my favorite mead. Has the right balance of sweet and dry and a taste of honey that is not over powering. Love the warming feeling that one gets in the stomach. Great For mulling and enjoying at the holidays.
superspak (10160) ticked Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 8 years ago
Pretty good. Lemon/orange/melon/peach/pear/floral/herbal; light vanilla/pepper. Sweet finish. Min warming. Very clean, min cloying. --- Beer merged from original tick of English / Celtic / Christmas Mead on 15 Jul 2017 at 14:48 - Score: 6. Original review text:
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig ’13. Pours a yellow color with no head. Has a sweetish spicy honey aroma. Sweetish spicy honey flavor. Has a sweetish spicy honey finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Chris O’s pre-GBBF shindig, 2013. Light green pour with a white head. Honey and baked apple aroma. Heavy sweet spice action in the flavour- cloves, cinnamon- accentuates the dominant honey taste. Not bad.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle at ChrisO ... golden yellow ... soft dry honey nose ... soft floral honey ... light spice ... light dry honey finish
Leighton (34941) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the ChrisO Holiday Tasting, London - thanks to Mes and Sim. Pours clear yellow tint with a few bubbles. Sweet honey aroma, hints of spices and herbs. Big sweet flavor, plenty of sticky honey, light spiciness. Full bodied with fine, flat carbonation. Moderately warming finish, medium sweet, not as thick as some meads I’ve had. Nice dry honey character in the end.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at ChrisO tasting, thanks to Mes and Sim, 30/12/12. Almost translucent with a hint of pale yellow, very thin white head. Nose is almond, marzipan, light smoke, honey, piss. Taste follows, honey, sweet sugars, booze. Full bodied, still, sweet finish. Decent enough mead.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at Chriso’s tasting 30/12/12. Petrol / gasline / green colour. Heather honey aroma. bautiful palete. mid sweet.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Christmas Mead from Lurgashall Winery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours a clear gold with no head whatsoever. Aroma has a good amount of sweet honey with a hint of light fruit. Flavor is smooth with light honey and really not much else.
Beertalk (16424) reviewed Spiced / Metheglin Mead from Lurgashall Winery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Golden with a mall white head. Aroma of honey and bees wax with a spicy touch. Sweet honey flavour with a floral note