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
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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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 16/07/23 Clear light yellow with no head. Nose is melon, honey, sugars, floral notes. Taste comprises sugars, water melon, perfume, light herb, honey, just a trace of elderflower. Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a spike of alcohol. Okay functional mead ... nothing to revisit for me ... would have liked more elderflower presence.

Tried on 16 Jul 2023 at 17:00


3.2
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 12

Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours opaque deep amber with a beige cap. Aroma: sweet malt, toast, caramel, nutty, cocoa. Taste: moderate sweet with lighter bitterness, light roast, bread, caramel, spicy hints. Medium body, with foamy carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2023 at 19:28


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

Bottle at home picked up from HOTM. A clear pale petrol coloured pour with a not head. Aroma is semi sweet, white sugar, floral notes, lychee, some alcohol, waxy notes. Flavour is composed of semisweet, clean clear honey, white sugars, mellow floral notes, elderflower, lychee, light spicy finish. Palate is semi swet, oily, almost no carbonation. Hides the alcohol pretty well, Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2023 at 21:30


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the shop at Holy Island. Sweet spices & honey aroma. Honey, wet cardboard, undiluted fruit juice & grape tastes. Nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2023 at 21:43


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle split at Brewdog Brisol. Pours clear pale pink colour with no head. Aroma: honey, citrus hints. Taste: medium to heavy sweet, syrupy, honey, lime, a little tangy/tart, boozy. Medium bodied with low/no carbonation.

Tried from Bottle at BrewDog Bristol Baldwin Street on 06 Jun 2023 at 11:15


7

Tried on 19 Apr 2023 at 16:23


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

Bottle at ash's. Pours clear pale red, nose is honey, ribena, taste is sweet honey, juicy blackcurrant, little thin.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2023 at 15:23


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear still red. Aromas of blackcurrant and boiled sweets, light sulphur. Taste is more of the same. Definitely a bit eggy, but not as bad as the last one I had from them.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2023 at 13:17


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

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - bright red and clear. Nose - blackcurrant, bubblegum and sweeties. Taste - sweet blackcurrant, cherry lozenge. Palate - medium bodied, sweet finish. Overall - ok.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2023 at 09:13


6

Bottle at ashs.. Deep red... Thinest pink lacing... Soft sweet vanilla cherry soft sweet nose... Soft juicy fruit.. Soft sweet fruit.. Tiny eggy fruit... Soft sweet honey

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2023 at 17:07