Marlobobo Cognac BA Stevnsberry Free Jazz 2022 | BA Mead

Spontaneously fermented cherry mead, aged for 11 months in an old XO cognac barrel.

The change in texture due to wood aging creates an amazingly soft and silky mouthfeel. The cognac-soaked wood adds notes of wood, violets, roses, and cinnamon, along with wine-like notes of dried wine grapes and dates to the bright and fresh cherry mead.

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Spontaneously fermented and terroir-driven cherry mead, made with Stevnsbær. No added water or yeast (fermented exclusively with the yeast and bacteria naturally present on the cherries). The product was made in several small batches, produced using different techniques and later blended in deliberate proportions based on taste, bringing out the best of all the "tape players":

For this vintage, the main blending thread underwent a normal spontaneous maceration with 11 days of skin contact, before only the free-run juice was collected (no pressing). This was blended with two other smaller threads, an extended maceration (60 days of skin contact) and a semi-carbonic maceration thread. Two of these provide deeper structure of tannins and complexity, and a very lively, fresh, and perfumed cherry character, respectively.

Barrel origin:
15-25 year old XO cognac barrel (11 months aging)
*producer's name may not be mentioned*

Honey type:
Local wildflower honey

Cherry type:
Local Stevnsbær cherries

*The vintage year refers to the harvest year of the ingredients*