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Batch Mead
Figment Barrel Aged Mead

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Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted: 7/13/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 12.5% RS: 4%

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94 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$35

Batch Mead
Figment Barrel Aged Mead

Pair this wine with:

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted: 7/13/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 12.5% RS: 4%

Dark brown brick red color. Aromas and flavors of fig and prune, soy sauce and chocolate malt, chocolate covered raisins, and apple butter and leather with a glycerous, bright, fruity sweet medium body and an appealing, medium-length finish with notes of chocolate covered raisins, fig, and molasses. Rich, chocolate and red fruit pronounced, and all around bold; a dessert port substitute.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Rich & Full
	Aroma:	fig and prune, soy sauce and chocolate malt, chocolate covered raisins, and apple butter and leather
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of chocolate covered raisins, fig, and molasses
	Sweetness:	Fruity Sweet
	Enjoy:	on its own and with food
	Pairing:	Poached Fish, Thai Green Curry, Short Ribs
	Bottom Line:	Rich, chocolate and red fruit pronounced, and all around bold; a dessert port substitute.

The Producer

Batch Mead

Their Portfolio

93 •	Batch Mead Tempest Sweet Mead 6% (USA) $28.00.
94 •	Batch Mead Figment Barrel Aged Mead 12.5% (USA) $35.00.
89 •	Batch Mead Viking Mjod Barrel Aged Mead 11% (USA) $25.00.

Specialty Mead

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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).