Explore the Making and Tasting Of Mead - The Drink of Celtic Ireland's Kings and Chieftains

Join us for an entertaining fun tour of Ireland's first Meadery in 200 years.
Tue-Sun at noon, 2pm & 4pm
Please pre-book
Note: We re-open for Tours 14 March 2023
You're welcome to drop in for a tasting if you are in Kinsale. Do call or email first. Book Now

Discover Mead

Spend an hour on an entertaining, fun experience at Ireland’s first Meadery in 200 years, learning all about Mead.

Highlights of a tour include:

  • Learn about our Meads:  Light and refreshing; fermented off dry (12% ABV wine strength)
  • Myths & Legends: the story and tales of Mead through the ages
  • Bechbretha or Bee Laws: How Ireland  protected the bees;
  • Honey: Taste three unique raw honeys, sticky business!
  • Process: Follow the meadmakers from fermentation through to maturation and bottling;
  • Tasting: sample our award-winning meads and a seasonal cocktail in the Meadery’s oak bar tasting room.

We love to share our passion and knowledge of all things mead and honey.

Times & Pricing

Tour Times:
14 Mar 23 – 31 Oct 22 (Tue-Sun noon, 2 & 4 pm)

Price: €16 per person.

Please pre-book below or call +353 (0)21 477 3538 or email info@kinsalemeadco.ie 

Note: We re-open for Tours 14th March 2023 but you are welcome to drop in to the meadery for a tasting if you are in Kinsale this winter. Do call or email first.

Horn and mether by the map
Group honey tasting on a Kinsale Meadery Tour
Kinsale Mead Tour at the bar
Tours at the Tank

Testimonials

We’re thrilled with the reviews of our attraction on Tripadvisor, Facebook and Google.  We’re one of the top things to do in Kinsale. (Rain or shine!) If you’ve already visited the meadery or had our mead, we’d appreciate your review on any platform.

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Great Tour

This was such a great experience! Really interesting tour, loads of great stories of the history of mead. And the tasting afterwards was fab!

We were a small hen party and everyone loved the tour

 Sorcha, Ireland

What a Lovely Find

We drove to Kinsale with no plans and popped in on the off chance of getting a tour. They couldn’t have been more welcoming. We had a very informative tour and tasting. Clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. The product speaks for itself and is lovely.

Great gifts and a fun afternoon

 Ashleigh, UK

Mead my day

A lovely way to spend an hour. The whole process is fascinating and well explained. They kindly took us for the tour outside the normal tour times. The tasting was really good, beautiful flavours.

I guarantee you’ll want to bring a few bottles home.

 Paul, USA

Simply Buzzing

The honey tasting was amazing, and the mead just as good. The facility looks so crisp and clean and the staff were such lovely people. The tour was interesting and informative, and it was lovely to visit the meadery.

Highly recommend.

 Stjordal, Norway

Excellent Tour to match an excellent product

We really enjoyed this interesting and fun tour of this gorgeous company. Our tour guide was really lovely and passionate about the product from start to finish.

The tasting section was excellent and we got to try 4 different types of mead, all very different from each other.

 Stephanie, Ireland

Great tour!

Very educational and fun. Had never tried mead before and it was a fantastic experience! Denis and Kate were wonderful and the mead was excellent.

 Megan, Ireland

The Bees Knees

Wonderful tour around the only meadery in Ireland. Kate our guide gave a humorous and fascinating talk on the myths and legends surrounding mead in Ireland and its place in world history, all illustrated by the most marvellous artwork. Tasting various types of honey and the mead it produced was intriguing, and seeing the amount of work involved in producing just one bottle was awesome.
It is no wonder this is the number one tour attraction in Kinsale. Bravo to Kate and Denis Dempsey who pioneered the venture. Long live mead!

 Alison, Ireland

A Definite Stop

My Dad loves mead so this was a definite stop on our tour of Ireland. As the only mead makers on the isle you could never go wrong. The owners were very nice and helpful in offering selections for purchase.

 Allison, USA

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