Delicious metheglin.
What makes this mead special is the selection of spices it contains. Its recipe has evolved over many years and is currently protected as a family secret.
Slovakian mead of the year 2017 (Gold medal in "Medovinka roka 2017")
Best to be enjoyed slowly from the long-stemmed glasses, cooled down to 12-16 °C. Can be also drank hot, heated to 50-55 °C.
mead
Mead is an alcoholic beverage fermented from honey and water, with possibility of addition of other ingredients such as spices or herbs or in combination with fruit juices.
Metheglin
Metheglin is a type of mead with added (maturated) spices and herbs.
Type of honey
Blossom honey or nectar comes from the nectar of various flowers.
Mead are therefore spring flower honey.
Production process
This mead was boiled before fermentation. The thermal process has certain technological advantages, however, some valuable components of honey are damaged, especially during prolonged boiling. You will not recognize the production process in taste, but it is typical for boiled mead that they are more golden in color because honey partially caramelize at high temperatures.
Producer Beramed
Beramed is a family meadery from Topoľčianky in Slovakia. The name Tekovská mead comes from the county "Tekovska župa" which Topoľčianky belonged to in 16th and 17th century.
The latest variant of Tekovská mead is produced without the addition of spices and herbs and retains a distinctly natural character.