UPDATED: OCT 11, 2020 Bottle in San Diego. Dark red colour, no head. Strong vanilla in the aroma, and lots of raspberries and vanilla in the taste.

UPDATED: JUL 29, 2020 Bottle at Magnumpalooza. Pours a dark ruby with no head. The aroma is strong vanilla bean, berry, currant. Slick body, raspberry, so much vanilla, decadent, enjoyed this.

Bottle from Jacob, thanks a ton!! Pours still into a brandy snifter. Dark red, with purple and copper hues. Aromas are of sweet honey, light caramelization, currant, cherry are huge, oak and vanilla in the background. Taste is a sweet harmony of a honey backbone, with brown sugar, caramel, maple notes creping in. The fruit here is prominent but never cloying or too jammy. Incredible balance between the currant and cherry. Gooseberry in the background with some tang. Bourbon, oak, and vanilla are all subtle, but present. Warming alcohol in my chest, but never on my palate. Such an incredible beverage. Cheers!

Bouteille 25cel shared with the man himself, thanks Meadme !!! Couleur pourpre profond, huileux et doré au verre, filament doré. Arôme est profusion fruité de baies rouges, fruits sauvages des bois aec une petite pointe de vanille en rétro-nasal, le bouquet de miel est complexe et en ligne avec les autres batchs de Meadme. Palais est profond fruité rouge, baies, cassis et groseille très bine devant avec un petit côté terreux et acidulé compensé par la douceur de la vanille et du miel, ce dernier est épais, finement collant aux lèvres.

Oh MeadMe. How I love thee. This is my favorite of them all. Pours deep red. Aroma is honey and Berry with light oak. Flavor is so complex. Berry forward with just the right amount of honey. Vanilla and oak mingle in and out. Hints of bourbon. What a mead!!

Bottle.

[ As Sahtipaja MeadMe Batch #2 - Bourbon Vanilla ].
Clear medium to dark amber red colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy honey, berrys, wood, oak, alcohol - bourbon - honey, black currant. Flavor is heavy sweet with a long duration, wood, vanilla, sweet honey, bourbon, honey, berries, black currant. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20170428]
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Sample with big thanks to Dylan! Clear copper-red color with no head. Aroma is fruity, berries, dark dried fruits, vanilla, bourbon notes, honey. Sweet taste like aroma but even better. Full silky body with flat carbonation.

Pours clear, dark red. Smell is sweet, some vanilla, some fruits. very intense ! less boozy than the non-vanilla b2. Taste is full, fruity, very silky, turns over to vanilla, in the smoothest way imaginable. This mead made me smile. This mead made less annoyed by humanity. This mead kept me sane- for just that one minute. Absolutely amazing mead. Truly the best mead I’ve had so far !

From bottle thanks to Martin & co. Pours a ruby red. Aroma has intense vanilla! Strawberry ice cream, vanilla, black currant, milk chocolate, more vanilla. Taste is sweet, fruity vanilla, tons of acidic berries, dry spicy finish. Oily texture. Lovely!

Pours very dark purple with no head. Aroma; Vanilla, red berries, black currant and honey. Taste; Black currant, honey packed with vanilla and red berries.