Peruvian honey, need input

solusveritas · Sep 16, 2010

I just got some honey from Peru that I really want to make a mead out of. Its got a very distinct flavor. The only problem is that there is only a little over a pound of it. I was thinking about either mixing it with something like clover honey and maybe the Peruvian honey would stand out, or making a light show mead with a couple pounds of clover honey and backsweetening with this. Any thoughts?

MedsenFey · Sep 17, 2010

If you plan to make it semi-sweet or sweet, you might make a traditional mead with some bland, light honey, then use the Peruvian honey to backsweeten so that you keep as much of the Peruvian honey flavor and aroma as possible.

solusveritas · Sep 17, 2010

Ok, thanks. Should I use store bought clover honey then? Is that what you mean by bland, light honey?

MedsenFey · Sep 18, 2010

That would work if you want to showcase the aroma and flavor of the Peruvian honey. Even better would be to get some more of that honey.

solusveritas · Sep 18, 2010

Thanks for the reply. Now I just need to send my sister back to Peru and get some more of it

biochemedic · Sep 19, 2010

solusveritas said:
Thanks for the reply. Now I just need to send my sister back to Peru and get some more of it

Hey, this is the internet age...do some Googleing and who knows what you might come up with!

dummkauf · Sep 19, 2010

This would be a very expensive mead, but: http://comprasperu.com/product_info...ium=product_search&utm_campaign=google-simple

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