Lindisfarne Mead

Meadery in Holy Island, Northumberland, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Alnwick Brewery (Harry Hotspur Holdings)
Associated Venue: St. Aidens Winery

Established in 1962

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St Aidans Winery, Holy Island, TD15 2RX, England
Description
Lindisfarne Mead is a unique blend of honey and fermented grape juice, made at St. Aidan’s Winery on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, just off the coast of northern England. Lindisfarne mead has been inspired by the island‘s rich history, with roots in medieval days when monks have first inhabited the island of Lindisfarne. It is believed that mead was first produced and enjoyed on the island following the arrival of St. Aidan in AD687, who was brought to Lindisfarne island by King Oswald of Northumbria to establish a monastery.

Lindisfarne Limited commenced producing Lindisfarne Mead in 1962, to help capture the deep-rooted historical and cultural overtones of this unique part of the world. Now we produce a variety of wines, meads and liquor that is sold throughout the UK and elsewhere.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours gloopy golden. Still. Aromas of mince pies and honey. Taste is sickly sweet. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2018 at 00:41


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at appellation... Copper... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet.. Soft honey.. Sweet fruits.. Light sweet juicy fruits.. Oily honey fruits

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2018 at 09:43


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - deep honey colour. Some hint of lace. Nose - burnt bread and honey. Taste - more bread and honey. Palate - lusciously sweet, medium to full bodied. Sweet but nice finish. Overall - great stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2018 at 08:13


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Woodhorn Museum. Appearance - golden orange. Nose - raisins and dried citrus peel. Honey of course. Taste - more mince pie mixture. Palate - rich and gloopy. Rich sweet finish. Overall - very Christmasy.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2018 at 13:42


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampler at Woodhorn Museum. Appearance - like a dark rum. Dark brown to black. Nose - brown sugar, wood spice. Taste - more brown sugar, light liquorice. Palate - rich and full bodied. Overall - probably the weakest in the range but ok.

Tried on 02 Jan 2018 at 08:07


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampler at the Woodhorn Museum. Appearance - pink and gloopy. Nose - red fruits, honey of course butit's subtle. Taste - red fruits and honey again but dry enough. Palate - rich bodied but dry finish for a mead. Overall - seems sweet but ends dry enough. Goog

Tried on 02 Jan 2018 at 07:54


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

At the discover mead event at beerlovers bar. Pours a very light yellow. Smell has booze, some cinnamon notes , very distant apple features. Taste is sweet , sharp, apples, bit 'chemical' in a way though' ends a tad dry. Ok.

Tried on 18 Oct 2017 at 17:17


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle at the discover mead event at beerlovers bar. Pours a clear, light pink. Smell is... sprite ? Taste is likewise. Lime... that doesnt match the expectations at all. Pretty weird. Not a fan.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2017 at 17:15


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

At the discover Mead event at Beerlovers bar. Pours dark ( coca cola like color ) Smell is sweet, candy, rather full. Taste is full, sweet, intense, dark candy. Bit plasticy by the end, but otherwise a damn fine mead.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2017 at 06:32


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at the discover mead event at Beerlovers Bar. Pours extremely light, almost watter. Not much scent. taste is rather dry. very, very mild honey funk. Not sweet. More of a dry, herby kinda drink.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2017 at 06:30