Handcrafted in County Cork
Atlantic Dry Mead
A traditional mead, made from raw Spanish orange blossom honey, fermented and matured to finish at 12% ABV, off dry with lovely floral, citrus aroma, a long lingering hint of honey and almost no sweetness.
This was the first mead we made back in 2017. Each batch of mead tastes slightly different because each batch of honey tastes slightly different. No one can tell the bees where to go so although most bees will have foraged in the orange groves, some bees will have taken nectar from other flowers in nearby fields and hedges. Bees will forage up to 4 miles away for a good source of nectar.
Wild Red Mead
A refreshing melomel-style mead made from tart Wexford blackcurrants beautifully balanced with dark cherries, tempered with a hint of honey. Matured for 18 months in our tanks until silky smooth with soft tannins. 12% ABV and off-dry.
Our blackcurrants come from Ballykelly farm in Wexford. They are pollinated by bumblebees so Des leaves piles of dry sticks and leaves in the corners for the bumblebees’ nests.
Did you know? Cherry mead is sometimes called Blood Mead or Viking Blood Mead?
Hazy Summer Mead
A light, fruity, melomel-style mead, a six berry celebration of long summer days. Honey muddled with a tumble of ripe summer berries. Strawberry and raspberry aromas with a beautiful rich pink colour. 11% ABV.
Blackberries, blackcurrants and cherries on the palate and blueberries and forest honey on the finish. It’s a glass full of summer. If you add frozen berries, they will keep your drink cool while not diluting your mead. Bonus, you can eat the berries afterwards too.
Wild Red Mead - Merlot Barrel Aged
A gorgeous 3 year-old berry mead fermented off dry and silky smooth and matured for the last 12 months in Merlot French oak wine barrels to add intriguing structure and depth.
This mead won Drink of the Year from the Irish Food Writers’ Guild. We’re over the moon!
An exceptional, unique mead, a lively, attractive drink with a decadent richness. The barrels come from two of the so-called wild geese wineries in Bordeaux. We plan at some point to take a bottle over to Bordeaux and show them what mead tastes like from their barrels. Soon, soon.
Atlantic Dry Mead - Sauternes Barrel Aged
A gorgeous 3-year-old traditional mead fermented from orange blossom honey, finished dry, crisp and honeyed, matured for the last 12 months in an oak wine barrel.
The mead soaks through the barrel charring and into the French oak bringing back vanilla and caramel flavours as well as the flavours of the Sauternes that was in there before. Floral and almond aromas and a bright dry finish. Serve lightly chilled.
Atlantic Dry Mead - White Port Barrel Aged
A unique 3-year-old traditional mead fermented from orange blossom honey, finished crisp and honeyed, matured for the last 12 months in a oak port barrel. Enjoy this delectable, dry mead lightly chilled.
Subtle with delicate citrus on the nose, spicy on the palate, lots of honey and amaretto with oak, smooth, stone fruit character and nuttiness resonating on the palate.
The port barrels came in to the meadery with some port still left inside. We had to drain this before refilling with the mead. So of course, we had to drink the port – it was super cloudy but absolutely delicious. Research!
Kinsale Mead Gift Set
A beautifully designed tasting set of Kinsale Mead in a gift box, a mead for every occasion. An ideal present, souvenir or treat for the foodie in your life. Mead curious? This is a fantastic introduction for everyone.
A tasting trio of our meads in 50ml miniature bottles presented in an illustrated gift box. Includes tasting notes for each mead and a short history of mead in Ireland. Magnet opening with illustrations by local artist, Fiona Boniwell from our Mead Map, Tales of Mead and Honey Poster.
Contains 3 x50ml dinky miniature bottles, Atlantic Dry Mead, Wild Red Mead and Hazy Summer Mead. 11% to 12% ABV.
Irish Wildflower Mead
Made from 100% Irish honey, our Wildflower Mead is the first Irish Mead made from Irish Honey in 200 years! We can only get enough to make a small batch so this is a limited release each year.
A lovely expression of the aromas and flavours of West Cork in the summer. It will transport you to our local countryside with one sip. Pale gold in colour, delicate in its finish, it is best served on its own lightly chilled allowing the soft honeyed notes to linger.