Dancing Bee Winery

Focused heavily on medalling in competitions to validate the quality of their mead.

Mead flavored with spices or herbs (cinnamon, vanilla, hops, etc.).

Mead made specifically with apple juice/cider.

The broad category for mead fermented with fruit.

Honey, water, and yeast only. No added flavors.

Mead made using caramelized or burnt honey that is heated prior to fermentation, producing deep toffee, molasses, and roasted sugar notes.

Mead fermented using non-commercial yeast strains from the environment or raw materials.

Thick, herbal, smoky, slightly bitter, gelatinous texture

Smoky, molasses, roasted nut, deep caramel tones

Dark berry aroma, jam-like sweetness, mild tartness, rich floral base

Very subtle berry aroma, light floral sweetness, delicate finish

Variable floral complexity, unpredictable balance of herbal, fruity, and earthy notes depending on season and region

Very dark, strong molasses, earthy, iron/mineral-heavy, malt-like depth

Earthy, root-like sweetness, slightly spicy vegetal notes