Lindisfarne Mead

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

Established in 1962

Contact
St Aidans Winery, Holy Island, TD15 2RX, England
+44 (0)1289 389230
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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HenrikSoegaard

5.1
HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pale yellow colour. Light honey aroma. Very spicey not that sweet honey flavor. Average light sweet finish. oily palate. Not that good mead.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2012 at 03:15

chrisv10

4.8
chrisv10 (24596) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 13 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Clear as water with no head. Aroma is tiny honey, rice? and herbs. Flavour is little honey, medium sweet, herbs, fruit and sugar.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2012 at 06:50

Rasmus40

4.4
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 13 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Clear as water. Aroma is sweet, light honey and mouldy. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 140412

Tried on 15 Apr 2012 at 11:39

saxo

4.8
saxo (29721) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 13 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. No head. Color is close to water. Aroma and taste are herbs, honey and alcohol. A bit odd.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2012 at 07:15

Benzai

7.3
Benzai (24515) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled @ Southampton Arms, London. First mead ever. Appearence?? Hmm, quite hard to descri-be. Something like clear but slightly odd-colored water I would say. Weird anyway. Smells like some spirit or liquor. Pretty sweet, decent taste, soft as well. Little bit like white martini. Soft mouthfeel, soft carbo, medium body. Pretty nice.

Tried on 20 Oct 2011 at 10:06

McCash

6.8
McCash (16021) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

75cl bottle. Pours a pale yellow colour. The nose is obviously honey. The taste is a bit more complex - honey, something earthy and maybe something pear-droppy. The palate is quite rich but since I’ve never had any other mead, I’m not sure what I’m measuring against. There is also good texture and it is fairly refreshing on the end. Overall, I enjoyed this but I don’t know how to compare it. Therefore, marks are mid-range to good

Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2011 at 14:40

shrubber

7.5
shrubber (15804) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Honey, barnyard/hay, and alcohol aroma. Very pale yellow color. Sweet honey flavor with a barnyard/hay finish, Mild alcohol burn in the aftertaste. Nice body. Very nice mead.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2010 at 10:12

omhper

5.6
omhper (44752) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled at RBESG ’07. Very pale yellow. Boozy warming honey aroma. Sweet, powerful and liqueur-like. Potent. Stays away from becoming sticky.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2007 at 02:22

cagarvie

6
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Very Very pale yellow, light almost wine like nose ... sweet initial light fruit ...little honey ... bit pealy waly.

Tried on 27 Aug 2007 at 12:03

Harrisoni

7
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Mead from Lindisfarne Mead 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Lindisfarne Tourist shop bought for me by my mother as a gift. Golden liquid with sweet notes on the aroma. bit herby on flavour with sweetish finish. Can’t say I got a lot of honey from it, but this was my first proper mead and I have to say I really enjoyed it. Well chilled it was refreshing, crisp and made me feel extremely chipper

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2005 at 10:48

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