Long Island Meadery Raisin-Clove Mead

Brewed by Long Island Meadery
Style: Mead
Holbrook, New York USA

375 ml bottle. If you do not like sweet drinks, then I would not waste my time with this mead, because this one is very sweet. Pours a clear antique gold with a slight tint of purplish-brown and no head. This is a still mead. Pleasant aroma of cloves, sweet honey, and to a lesser extent raisins. This mead is extremely flavorful with the cloves probably the strongest element. The honey is very sweet, and the raisins add a nice fruitiness and sweetness. There are elements to this mead that remind me of an ice wine, while the cloves really bring out a mulled cider or Christmas feeling. The body is a bit dense and slightly syrupy, which is understandable given the sweetness. Overall, this is a slow sipper that I enjoyed very much.