About Specialty Mead

About Specialty Mead
The specialty mead category is a catch-all for and array of historical and innovative mead styles, including hopped mead, barrel-aged mead, rhodomel (mead with rose added), coffeamel (mead with coffee added), hippocras (mead with wine, brandy, and cinnamon added), capsicumel (mead with chili peppers added), and Viking Blood (mead with cherries added).

Top Picks for Specialty Mead

Batch Mead Figment Barrel Aged Mead
94 points
$35
Batch Mead
Figment Barrel Aged Mead
Rich, chocolate and red fruit pronounced, and all around bold; a dessert port substitute.
94 points $35
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Door Peninsula Winery Cherry Buzz Honey Mead Door County
92 points
$11
Best Buy
Door Peninsula Winery
Cherry Buzz Honey Mead Door County
Exactly what you expect of a cherry honey wine; juicy from start to finish.
92 points $11 Best Buy
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Philip Mead Oak Aged Sweet Mead
90 points
$16
Best Buy
Philip Mead
Oak Aged Sweet Mead
A round sweetness to the body of the mead with an uplifting citrus and mint zest.
90 points $16 Best Buy
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Chaucer’s Sparkling Mead
90 points
$5
Best Buy
Chaucer’s
Sparkling Mead
A fruity, joyous sparkling mead with complex notes of flowers, citrus and spices.
Awards: 2021 Best Value Mead
90 points $5 Best Buy
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Stolen Harvest 2020 Coffee Bochet Honey Wine
90 points
$30
Stolen Harvest
2020 Coffee Bochet Honey Wine
A very well-executed coffee flavored mead with caramelly undertones and great balance; a lovely closer to the meal.
90 points $30
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Batch Mead Viking Mjod Barrel Aged Mead
89 points
$25
Batch Mead
Viking Mjod Barrel Aged Mead
Herbaceous and inviting and rich yet lively on the palate; lovely.
89 points $25
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Martin Brothers High Oak Orange Blossom Mead Batch #5
89 points
$32
Martin Brothers
High Oak Orange Blossom Mead Batch #5
Spectacular clarity of floral, dry orange with a formable body without losing a light touch that keeps it engaging.
89 points $32
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Philip Mead Double Oak Dry Mead
88 points
$16
Philip Mead
Double Oak Dry Mead
Sweet and savory with an excellent citrus zest and buttered herbs; this would be spectacular with pan seared scallops.
88 points $16
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Meadow Vista Pictish Beast Braggot Mead
87 points
$7
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Meadow Vista
Pictish Beast Braggot Mead
A fizzy, fun, sweet and herbal mead.
87 points $7 Best Buy
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Stolen Harvest 2020 Salted Caramel Bochet Mead
87 points
$32
Stolen Harvest
2020 Salted Caramel Bochet Mead
A fine wood-aged mead for bourbon fans.
87 points $32
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