7/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
100ml sample from danlo. Thanks, Ed. It's brownish Purple, clear and flat. Grassy, herbal aroma, a lot of honey. Sweet taste, slight berry notes, with a slightly bitter chalky finish. Medium, oily body. Not bad but a bit odd.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2024
at 22:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Crossroads Darlington Market Stall. Pale golden colour, no head and aroma of honey, herbal, hint of mint. Taste is honey, sweetish, minty, some tea notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, lingering mint at the finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2024
at 20:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
28/12/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear purple mauve violet with no head. Aroma is honey, heather, flowers, lemon, smoky, ashtray. Medium sweetness, light bitterness and tartness. Medium body, oily and sticky, low carbonation. Super interesting all round.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 12:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from stall at Darlington Food Fair 2023. Golden pink tinged colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of honey, flowery, strawberry. Taste is sweetish, honey, tangy, strawberry, flowery, heather. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2023
at 19:37
7/10
Tried
on 20 Jun 2022
at 23:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a purple with a blue tinge to the edges, head was off white and bubbly. Aroma is huge heather and honey, floral, herbal. Taste is berry, herbal, heather, floral, honey, the booze is there however well hidden.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2022
at 21:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Danlo, 12/06/22. Plummy purple with a thin white cap. Nose is honey lozenge, floral, heather, light herb, sweet berries. Taste comprises floral notes, honey, herb, heather, perfume, blueberries. Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a warming alcohol feel. Decent mead.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2022
at 13:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml bottle from makers stall, Darlington Craft Market 30Apr2022. Pours an inky violet purple colour, no head and aroma of heather, herby, honey. Taste is sweet, honey, floral, heather, herbal, with earthy boozy notes. Slightly oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, drying herby heather finish. Very sippable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2022
at 17:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at makers stall, Darlington Craft Market 30Apr2022. Golden colour, no head and aroma of honey, toffee, banana hint. Taste is quite sweet, honey, floral, caramel, toffee, with some banana hints. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, lingering sweet toffee finish. Nicely sippable.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2022
at 14:00