Bunratty Mead
70cl
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14.7% Vol
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This is a medium-sweet mead made from an ancient Irish recipe which includes ingredients of vine fruits, honey and herbs. Mead is the traditional drink of newly-weds and is the where the word 'honeymoon' comes from.
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Bunratty Mead
€20.00
Ex Tax: €16.26
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Product Details
Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green
Colour
Deep, dark amber color
Tasting Notes from the Producer
Flavour
Slight hint of honey sweetness with some spicy, fruit flavors throughout
Fact Sheet
Fluid
70cl
Alcohol %
14.7%
Country
Ireland
Producer
Bunratty Castle
FAQs
Traditional Irish mead is made by dissolving honey in warm water at a ratio of approximately 1.5 to 2kg of honey per 4 litres of water, then adding wine or mead yeast once the must has cooled below 30 degrees Celsius. A small quantity of nutrient is added to support yeast health during fermentation. Primary fermentation takes one to three weeks at room temperature, followed by racking to secondary for clarification. Still mead is ready for drinking in three to six months; longer aging develops complexity.
Mead is neither exclusively Irish nor Scottish: it is one of the oldest fermented beverages in human history, produced across Northern Europe, the British Isles, and beyond since at least 7000 BCE. Archaeological evidence for mead making has been found across both Ireland and Scotland. Irish mead holds a particular cultural significance through the mead halls of ancient Gaelic literature and the Brehon Laws, which included detailed regulations governing mead production and consumption. Both traditions are valid and parallel.
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