Whattawort
Well-Known Member
Back in December my neighbor brought me 9lbs of honey that came from the AL gulf coast (Mobile area). I have never seen honey this dark and create crystals so quickly. I swear it looked like a porter or stout LME. She asked me to make a batch of mead for her late summer party with it. So I did. As with any new local honey I get, I tasted it and it tasted exactly like the aforementioned LME. Not good at all. I asked her if she knew what the bees were collecting from and all she could tell me was "wildflower". I predicted that it was goldenrod and said she's not going to like the result. Here we are after 4+ months and the only thing this mead has going for it is the color. I gave her a taste and reminded her that it's not close to its finished state, but that it probably won't get a lot better. Naturally, she doesn't want it and now I'm stuck with a case of what I have lovingly named Swamp Water. Can anyone think of a way to salvage this stuff? Any suggestions on a way to blend it with something in the glass to make it palatable. It's the perfect dryness, but it has a hosewater aftertaste and not much of any flavor before that other than a hint of cinnamon and clove.