Staff Pick

Iqhilika, African Herbal Blossom, Mead

Name: Iqhilika, African Herbal Blossom, Mead
Brand: Iqhilika
SKU: 21260
Price: 24.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 21260 750mL

(eek-uh-lee-kuh). In the mead world, this style is known as a "Metheglin," a mead that has had herbs and spices added. In this case, the added flavors are cinnamon, rosehip, apple, and hibiscus. The nose and palate and are delightfully earthy and spicy.

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Color

White

Country

South Africa

Producer

Iqhilika

Grape Variety

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Staff Pick Notes

Wonderfully unique mead based on a traditional Xhosa recipe from the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Infused with apple, hibiscus tea, cinnamon, licorice, and rosehip, the result is a lightly sweet, spicy, floral, and herbaceous mead unlike any you've had before. Already looking forward to enjoying this as a surprise aperitif or alongside roasted vegetables and a big bowl of chili.

- MM

Glossary

South Africa

South Africa is often lumped together, under some arbitrary umbrella heading, with the other wine-producing regions of the southern hemisphere - South America, Australia, New Zealand, etc. This does a severe injustice both to the fantastic wines of South Africa and to the wine consumer: the region is peerless in its harmonious synthesis of New and Old World winemaking styles. Wines lately coming out of South Africa - in particular, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and...