White Winter Black Harbor

Brewed by White Winter Winery
Style: Mead
Iron River, Wisconsin USA

Thanks to skyview for sharing. Ruby read with nice black current aroma. Black current and honey in the palate. Excellent!

Wow. Talk about a unique and delicious drink... I’ve never tried anything like this before. Deep, dark blood red color, with a huge nose of blackcurrants and rich syrah, and a bit of a bloody note as well, but really, really rich and complex. Rich and peppery on the tongue, biting, stinging and hefty on the palate, but not overly hot. Rich, meaty, bloody, consumed in dark, sticky, overipe plums, blackcurrants and red grapes. This is what the blood of a rare steak should taste like.

Black Currant Mixed with Merlot in the Color. Dark Red Fruit, Currant, Spices and Sweet Syrupyness on the Nose. Very Much Like a Port. Light Syrupy Mouthfeel, Although Thin Bodied... Alot of Black Currant and Light Spices..Ends Like a Dark Red Wine...Bittersweet. Closest Thing This Reminds me of is aged JW Lees Barleywine. It Would be Wonderful to Age This Further and See How it Settles. Really Nice Mead/Port!

ABR 2008. Aroma of fruit and berries. Alcohol is there, but not as overpowering as I would have expected for something this strong. Nice sweetness. Excellent.

Bottle from Tytoanderso--as a f’ing bonus! Thanks bro. Great looking bottle. Pours still with a deep ruby body. The aroma is mostly sweet blackberry and mulberry. Vinuous hints in the nose as well. You get a hint of the alcohol in the nose--but nothing like you would expect from a mead this powerful. The mouthfeel is thick, but not overly sticky. Great taste! Lots of honey, berries, port notes, dates and raisins. Very complex.

A 500ml ceramic bottle was shared at JK’s Spring Gathering in St Paul, MN. Pours a bright Pinot Noir red with no head or any lacing. The viscosity of alcohol tears was enormous. Aroma picked up very sweet black currants, creme tatar, mild pepper, and some blackberry. Tannins? There is a touch, but the honey enrichment hides it. Taste is sweet with a buttery honey finish. I don’t think I could find a tawny port this sweet. Definately I want to try this after at least three years of age.

Bottle. Pour was deep dark with a consistency of syrup. The black currants were very prevalent in this one. Very sweet flavors of honey, currants, spice, and a good amount of oak. It was a treat to have this. Very fine.

Thanks to Skyview, our mead man. Blood red color. Wicked aroma of currants that pours into the flavor. The honey is there, but acts as an almost unidentifiable sweetener to the currant. Not bad at all.