Cape Town Meadery
Meadery
in
Cape Town,
Western Cape,
South Africa 🇿🇦
Associated Venue: Cape Town Meadery
Contact
76 White Rd, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa
Description
At The Cape Town Meadery, our mazers blend ancient African traditions with modern twists to rejuvenate the world’s oldest beverage. Drawing inspiration from the lush landscapes and rich history of Africa, we craft each batch of mead with precision, passion, and a commitment to sustainability. Dive into a symphony of flavours, where the past meets the present, and every sip tells a story of heritage and innovation.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is honey, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, taste is sweet, spicy, juicy honey, slightly cloying. 8/8/8/7/7
Tried
on 18 Apr 2026
at 10:31
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Growler at ash's. Pours clear pale orange, nose is honey, caramel, floral, taste is sweet honey, floral, a little vinegar. 7
Tried
on 25 Mar 2026
at 07:25
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is honey, malty toffee, lemon, taste is zesty lemon, grassy, toffee, hint of honey. 6/7/6/6/_6
Tried
on 25 Mar 2026
at 07:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk.
Appearance - fairly clear, slight haze and still, of course.
Nose - cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, sweet apples and lebekuchen.
Taste - sweet spices and lebekuchen again.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet spice and fairly elegant finish.
Overall - lovely stuff.
Appearance - fairly clear, slight haze and still, of course.
Nose - cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, sweet apples and lebekuchen.
Taste - sweet spices and lebekuchen again.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet spice and fairly elegant finish.
Overall - lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2025
at 13:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to cagarvie. Pours still yellow. Aromas of lebkuchen spices. Taste is sweet honey. Light spice linger.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2025
at 12:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
bottle at ashs ...golden yellow ..thin white lacing ...soft sweet spiced lebkuchen biscuits ..big sweet honey nose ...again doft spiced ..big sweet honey ..nice but would like a little thicker
Tried
on 29 Sep 2025
at 12:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can thanks to cagarvie. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of honey and brown bread. Taste is light bready malt, light citrus and honey. Sweet, thin finish.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2025
at 08:37
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Panda thanks to cagarvie. Pours clear golden brown with no head. Aromas of honey and marmalade. Taste is light sour honey. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2025
at 13:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Growler thanks to cagarvie.
Appearance - golden brown with a thin white head.
Nose - intense honey, tangy boozy edge.
Taste - big marmalade shred, then into intense honey.
Palate - medium bodied, boozy, some cleaning on the finish, but generally sweet.
Overall - good.
Appearance - golden brown with a thin white head.
Nose - intense honey, tangy boozy edge.
Taste - big marmalade shred, then into intense honey.
Palate - medium bodied, boozy, some cleaning on the finish, but generally sweet.
Overall - good.
Tried
from Crowler
on 08 Sep 2025
at 13:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can thanks to cagarvie.
Appearance - hazy yellow. White head.
Nose - honey and brown bread.
Taste - light bready, citrus and of course honey.
Palate - light bodied, creamy texture and a bit of sweetness still on the finish.
Overall - too low ABV for a proper mead. OK.
Appearance - hazy yellow. White head.
Nose - honey and brown bread.
Taste - light bready, citrus and of course honey.
Palate - light bodied, creamy texture and a bit of sweetness still on the finish.
Overall - too low ABV for a proper mead. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2025
at 13:10