Florida Orange Groves Orange Blossom Honey Wine

Bottle. No head (still). Body is clear and colorless. Aroma is notes of fusel alcohol (paint thinner, etc.), honey, orange peel. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Medium body, syrupy/watery texture, flat carbonation. Straightforward and tainted with higher alcohol stink. I fear to drink more than a few sips of this...a painful hangover is assured. Appearance is horrible...no color at all, looks just like water in the glass.

Thanx degarth for the urinal cakes.this must be what the urinals smell like in heaven, urinal cakes and honey.Flavor was sweet with a hint of oranges.The body was too thin to consider to be a mead.Finished off sweet.Really couldn’t sample much more, next!

Name: Orange Blossom Honey Wine
Date: 11/17/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Throwdown 3

clear, frothy around the edges, alcoholic orange aroma, sweet flavor, touch of orange character, very little character,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4

Courtesy Degarth at O-Town Throwdown 3. Clear, still body showing just the slightest yellow tint. Looks thin for a mead. The aroma was downright offensive. The term "urinal cake" was thrown around quite a bit. Smells strange, like dirty water or something. The flavor wasn’t too much better. Sugary corn syrup-esque base with honey and orange flavors. Tainted sugar water finish. The body is lacking in structure. This is a poor example of a mead. Can’t get past the horrible scent.

Courtesy Degarth. Pours just the lightest yellow, almost clear. The smell I thought was a little offensive. Somebody said urinal, and I couldnt really disagree. It really wasnt that horrible, just had a big rotting apple aroma to it. The taste was definitely better than the smell. Very sugary sweet, some honey, some citrus. Not balanced really all that well. Just not well done. Damn you Florida!!

Still, nearly clear. Big nose of candyish orange and a delicate honey aroma. Smooth and viscous palate. Subtle notes of orange mix with a crisp honey note. Nice flavor, but maybe a bit too heavy to enjoy too much of.

This bottled mead has a very light yellow tint to its otherwise transparent color. It is an uncarbonated mead clear initially smooth clean and crisp in feeling with a honey aroma and a mild sweet honey aftertatse. The flavor is all mild sweet honey.