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Atlantic Dry Mead - Sauternes Barrel Aged Mead

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Barrel Aged Mead Set – all Three Limited Editions

Name: Barrel Aged Mead Set - all Three Limited Editions
Brand: Kinsale Mead Co.
SKU: Barrel-aged-mead-set
Price: 84 EUR
Availability: InStock

Original price was: €89.85.Current price is: €84.00.

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The Barrel Aged Mead Set contains three bottles of our award-winning, barrel aged mead. A wonderfully diverse set of all our barrel matured meads altogether in one box. Satisfy your mead curiosity and try them all or give as a wonderful gift. You’re saving 6% if you buy them all together.

Wild Red Mead – Merlot Barrel Aged (12% ABV) matured for the last 12 months in French Merlot wine barrels to add robust flavours from the French oak and the original wine.
Atlantic Dry Mead – White Port Barrel Aged (12% ABV) a traditional mead, matured dry for the last 12 months in a port barrel to add spicy oak depth. (Low Stock alert)
Atlantic Dry Mead – Sauternes Barrel Aged (12% ABV) a traditional mead, finished silky and honeyed, matured dry in French oak wine barrels to add intriguing structure and depth. (Low Stock alert)

Share a bottle with friends and family. These are meads you’ll want to come back to again and again. All bottles hand numbered and signed. Naturally Gluten Free.

If you would prefer to substitute one bottle for another, just put a note on the order shipping note and we’ll sort it out.

Delivery

* FREE shipping when you spend over €100

Flat Rate Delivery charge to anywhere in Ireland is €7.95 with our new shipping company, DPD, and to Northern Ireland is £6.95, delivered within 1 or 2 working days. We have a UPS Express delivery, which is usually delivered the next working day. Full Details page here also lists some suppliers who can ship mead abroad, including to the UK, Canada and USA.

Storage

Store the bottles similar to wine, upright in a cool place away from direct sunlight and they should keep for at least two years.

Once opened, store the bottles upright in the fridge. If you have one of those vacuum pump wine bottle closures that pump out the oxygen, all the better. After that the flavour starts to change a little as the air gets to it. Good to drink still or use in cocktails or cooking.

The Barrel Aged Meads are fine for up to 4 weeks before the flavour starts to change.

Mead Food Pairing

Wild Red Mead – Merlot Barrel Aged shines with food such as roast rack of lamb and rosemary, a rich nut roast or pâté on thin cut toast, Prosciutto or Palma ham or artisan mini sausages or chipolatas.

Atlantic Dry Mead – White Port Barrel Aged shines with food such as smoked salmon crostini, or sushi and sashimi. Great with mackerel or mushroom pate especially if you add a slug into the mix! For a sweet finish try with vanilla fairy cakes or baked cheesecake.

Atlantic Dry Mead – Sauternes Barrel Aged shines with food such as smoked salmon crostini, or sushi or sashimi. Great with mushroom pate especially if you add a slug into the mix! For a sweet finish try with vanilla fairy cakes.

History

Our beautiful label was inspired by the story of the “Wild Geese” Irish who emigrated in waves from Ireland to the continent at the end of the Jacobite wars and settled in France to start trading and making wine. Today, in Bordeaux, you can find the names of those resilient Irish emigrants on the streets and vineyards of the region – Lynch, Barton, Boyd, Phelan – alongside other trading connections to the wine ports of Ireland.

Kinsale in 18th century was a thriving wine port, importing barrels from the France, Spain, Portugal. The harbour and warehouses were full of the finest wines, ports and sherries. In a sense, we are completing the circle, bringing those precious barrels back to Ireland.

Wine Barrel Aged

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 French Merlot wine barrels to add intriguing structure and depth. An exceptional, unique mead, a lively, attractive drink with a decadent richness. Drink of the Year from the Irish Food Writers’ Guild in 2021. Enticing and warm, juicy with bright red and black fruit flavours from the Wexford blackcurrants and dark, sweet cherries. A luxurious, smooth texture with a fruity burst that explodes on the palate, soft low tannins and a clean finish. Delicious served at room temperature on its own or with fine food. (12% ABV)

Atlantic Dry Mead – White Port Barrel Aged – An alluring 3-year-old traditional mead fermented from orange blossom honey, finished crisp and honeyed, matured for the last 12 months in an oak port barrel to add spicy oak depth. A rich and peppery, well balanced mead with a mellow apricot character, rounded with honey and citrus aromatics on the finish. Enjoy this delectable, mead lightly chilled. (12% ABV)

Atlantic Dry Mead – Sauternes Barrel Aged – A gorgeous 3-year-old traditional mead fermented from orange blossom honey, finished silky and honeyed, matured for the last 12 months in French oak wine barrels to add intriguing structure and depth. A fine, unique mead with lingering almond, refreshing citrus notes. Enticing with a bright clean finish and a lovely balance of sweetness and acidity. There’s an initial burst of honey at first, very refreshing, followed by the subtle almond and florals such as honeysuckle and white acacia flowers. Like summertime on the Mediterranean coast. Enjoy this delicious mead lightly chilled. (12% ABV)

Reviews

Kinsale Mead Co has upped its impressive game another notch with its latest limited-edition release. Based on forest honey fermented with blackcurrants and black cherries, Wild Red Mead – Merlot Barrel Aged is aged for two years, plus one in ex-Merlot barrels. At 12% with generous fruit character and a zingy, off dry finish, it can be enjoyed like a light red wine with charcuterie or salty cheese. – Aoife Carrigy – Irish Independent

Their Atlantic Dry Mead – White Port Barrel Aged was absolutely stunning – Niall T.

Atlantic Dry Mead – Sauternes Barrel Aged: Floral and scented with layers of honey, toasted nuts and citrus peel. Intriguing and delicious. Try with strong cheeses – it would be great with blue cheese (John Wilson – Irish Times)