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Philip Mead
Double Oak Dry Mead

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Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted: 7/12/2022

Country: Brazil

Alcohol: 15% RS: 0.30%

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85 Points

Silver Medal

Highly Recommended

$16

Philip Mead
Double Oak Dry Mead

Pair this wine with:

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted: 7/12/2022

Country: Brazil

Alcohol: 15% RS: 0.30%

Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of grilled orange slice, lemon cake and plantain, maple cream, and banana with a round, dryish medium body and a complex, medium-long finish displaying nuances of orange and strawberry mamba candies, linseed, and apricot tea. A smoky, vanilla tinged mead that could convert drinkers of dry Chenin Blanc and Riesling.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	grilled orange slice, lemon cake and plantain, maple cream, and banana
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with nuances of orange and strawberry mamba candies, linseed, and apricot tea
	Sweetness:	Dryish
	Enjoy:	with food and on its own
	Pairing:	Poached Fish, Thai Green Curry, Short Ribs
	Bottom Line:	A smoky, vanilla tinged mead that could convert drinkers of dry Chenin Blanc and Riesling.

The Producer

Philip Mead

Their Portfolio

92 •	Philip Mead Traditional Sweet Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
92 •	Philip Mead Oak Aged Sweet Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
88 •	Philip Mead Red Fruits Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
85 •	Philip Mead Double Oak Dry Mead 15% (Brazil) $16.00.
92 •	Philip Mead Traditional Sweet Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
90 •	Philip Mead Oak Aged Sweet Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
90 •	Philip Mead Red Fruits Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
88 •	Philip Mead Double Oak Dry Mead 15% (Brazil) $16.00.
93 •	Philip Mead Fresh Pineapple Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
91 •	Philip Mead Fresh Lemon Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
92 •	Philip Mead Dark Cacao Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.
93 •	Philip Mead Traditional Sweet Mead 14% (Brazil) $16.00.

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).