It's made from honey!

Hey,

So I started seeing bottles of mead from Danish brewery Dansk Mjod in local liquor stores. One was called "Viking's Blood" which I mistook for the brand name. So rather than Vikings Blood, I wound up getting something called Klapojster Mjod -- a mead incorporating caraway seeds.

The bottle claims that the base recipe for all Dansk Mjod's meads are from a 1700's recipe which they add a couple of twists to. In this case, the caraway seeds.

Tonight I tried a glass.

Um...wow.

OK, first off this thing is 21% by volume so it packs quite a wallop. The other thing is that it's very deep, very honey flavored, but ends with very smoky notes. I'm not the kind of guy to say things like "ends with very smoky notes" so I really noticed a smoky flavor to it. And it was...very interesting. I expect sweet but this was kind of a one-two punch of deep sweetness followed by smoky (not bitter per se, just smoky).

All in all, I rather liked it. The bottles run $30, but it's definitely worth checking out if you like mead (and especially if you like it strong).

Once I (slowly) finish off this bottle, I'll have to pick up the Viking's Blood variant (which uses hibiscus).

later
Tom

It's made from honey!

Hey,

So I started seeing bottles of mead from Danish brewery Dansk Mjod in local liquor stores. One was called "Viking's Blood" which I mistook for the brand name. So rather than Vikings Blood, I wound up getting something called Klapojster Mjod -- a mead incorporating caraway seeds.

The bottle claims that the base recipe for all Dansk Mjod's meads are from a 1700's recipe which they add a couple of twists to. In this case, the caraway seeds.

Tonight I tried a glass.

Um...wow.

OK, first off this thing is 21% by volume so it packs quite a wallop. The other thing is that it's very deep, very honey flavored, but ends with very smoky notes. I'm not the kind of guy to say things like "ends with very smoky notes" so I really noticed a smoky flavor to it. And it was...very interesting. I expect sweet but this was kind of a one-two punch of deep sweetness followed by smoky (not bitter per se, just smoky).

All in all, I rather liked it. The bottles run $30, but it's definitely worth checking out if you like mead (and especially if you like it strong).

Once I (slowly) finish off this bottle, I'll have to pick up the Viking's Blood variant (which uses hibiscus).

later
Tom