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Philip Mead
Oak Aged Sweet Mead

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Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted: 7/12/2022

Country: Brazil

Alcohol: 14% RS: 4.90%

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92 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$16

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2022 Best Specialty Mead

Philip Mead
Oak Aged Sweet Mead

Pair this wine with:

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted: 7/12/2022

Country: Brazil

Alcohol: 14% RS: 4.90%

Emerald straw color. Aromas and flavors of candied orange, morning dew on a grove of wild flowers, baking spice and graham cracker, and lemon pledge with a satiny, bright, dry medium body and a long finish displaying notes of mint and eucalyptus oil, orange syrup, and cloud berries, charred oak, and cranberry orange. A complex sipper to keeping you coming back for new flavors and aromas.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	candied orange, morning dew on a grove of wild flowers, baking spice and graham cracker, and lemon pledge
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of mint and eucalyptus oil, orange syrup, and cloud berries, charred oak, and cranberry orange
	Sweetness:	Dry
	Enjoy:	Enjoy on its own
	Pairing:	Poached Fish, Thai Green Curry, Short Ribs
	Bottom Line:	A complex sipper to keeping you coming back for new flavors and aromas.

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.
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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).