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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3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear copper gold with a white foam. Malty. Fruity. Very dry. Long prominently bitter finish. Astringent. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2023 at 21:59

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear gold with a white cap. Aroma: biscuit, citrus,, floral & herbal hints. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter. Dry palate, astringent finish. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2023 at 20:38

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Thin tan head left a spotty cover on an unclear reddish brown coloured body. Toffee & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp sticky back. Toffee, nutty, caramel & sweet berry tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish. Nice one.
Tried on 13 Aug 2023 at 16:16

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of mR_fr0g, cheers Fergus! Clear pale yellow gold colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of honey, floral, elderflower, citric. Taste is sweet, honey, grape, sugar, citric, along with floral elderflower notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet finish with lingering bitters. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 21 Jul 2023 at 20:47

6/10
Tried on 19 Jul 2023 at 22:20

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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

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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

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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

6.6/10 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

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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