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Sunday, September 27, 2015

Hidden Legend new meads....





Hidden Legend Pure Honey Mead...$17.99
Hidden Legend Pure Honey Mead is a tastefully contemporary version of man’s oldest mead wine. Crafted in the style of a semi-dry table wine, it captures the flavor of honey without being too sweet. Enjoy it by itself or as a complement to dishes like grilled fish, roast pork, and spicy Asian or Mexican. Made exclusively from pure Montana honey. This honey mead is best served at room temperature or slightly chilled.
Our Pure Honey Mead is our #1 selling honey mead and like all of our honey wines, it is all natural and has no add sulfites. Only the finest pure honey was used to craft this mead wine.
Hidden Legend Meadery’s Pure Honey Mead is a perfect balance of honey flavor, acidy, and a little bit of oak. This complex honey mead is made using age old wine making techniques substituting honey for grapes to make honey wine. The wildflower honey used to produce this mead wine is a distinct Montana wildflower honey that creates layers of flavor that lend themselves perfectly for food paring. That is what makes this mead wine a contemporary version of man’s oldest drink. These flavors are preserved in this raw honey by the careful care that is taken in handling this all natural honey. It has never been cooked and the cold fermentation process preserves the flavors of this delicate wildflower honey. This mead honey wine is finished ensuring the perfect honey flavor without being overly sweet. This honey mead will delight wine and mead wine drinkers alike.
Awards:
2012 – Silver Medal (Mazer Cup International)
2014 – Bronze Medal (Indy International Wine Competition)


Hidden Legend Dark Honey Mead....$17.99
Our dark honey mead is a direct descendant of our most popular mead wine, this robust yet semi-dry honey wine is made from a darkened honey that produces rich tones and clearly defined layers of flavor. Hidden Legend dark honey mead complements heartier meat dishes, wild game, rich ethnic meals, spicy foods, and chocolate. Best served either slightly chilled or at room temperature.
This honey mead has an almost bourbon like quality that appeals to whiskey sippers as well as mead wine connoisseurs. This honey mead appeals to our beer drinkers as well though it is not a beer but a honey wine.
Dark Mead is traditionally known and a bochet. Using the same wildflower honey as the Pure Honey Mead, the process used to make this mead wine is different in that the honey is heated until it turns a rich amber color before the fermentation. The darkened honey creates a robust honey mead with very complex malty, smoky, and caramel flavors that make this mead wine the perfect companion to many of your favorite hardier dishes. Some of our mead wine drinkers say that this honey mead reminds them of a porter or even a stout beer.
Awards:
2007 – Silver Medal and Best in Region Award (Norwest Wine Summit)
2009 – Bronze Medal (Fingerlakes International Wine Competition)



Hidden Legend Spiced Honey Mead....$17.99
Spiced Honey Mead has a special place in the history of many cultures. The coveted recipes were carefully guarded by honey mead makers who were members of the clergy. Our mead wine maker has taken this festive favorite and created a delightfully modern version that can be heated with a stick of cinnamon, poured over ice, with a sprig of mint, or enjoyed by itself. This honey wine complements turkey or pork, and is best served slightly chilled.
Mulled honey mead, known as metheglin, has been a favorite of kings and queens. Like many meaderies, we have come up with a secret recipe of our own that we believe is worthy of royalty. We know you will enjoy this piece of history as much as people have for thousands of years.   Hidden Legend Meadery’s Spiced honey wine is a semi dry mead wine that goes perfectly with thanksgiving turkey and dressing or can be enjoyed on its own. The decision to buy mead from Hidden Legend Meadery is one you will not regret. This spiced honey wine is designed to be paired with your favorite pork and turkey dishes.
Awards:
2014 – Gold Medal (Tasters Guild International Wine Judging)
2012 – Silver Medal (Mazer Cup International)


Hidden Legend Elderberrry Honey Mead...$17.99
This delicious elderberry honey wine has a subtle port-like quality that makes it perfect for sipping and for complementing your favorite chocolate or sharp cheese. Elderberry honey wine was said to be the favorite of Hippocrates (the father of medicine) and the early pioneers of Montana. Best served slightly chilled.  This honey mead has a port like mouth feel that makes it perfect for sipping. This is also a historical blend of honey wine and elderberries that many people throughout history have believed is synonymous with medicine. Hippocrates used honey wine often as medicine and so it is the root word for the practice. We have no idea if he was on to something or not but it is interesting conversation none the less.
Awards:
2014 – Bronze Medal (Fingerlakes International Wine Competition)
2010 – Bronze Medal (Tri Cities Wine Competition)


Hidden Legend Chokecerry Honey Mead....$17.99
A wild cherry that grows prolifically throughout Montana, the Chokecherry got its name because it doesn’t sweeten until after a frost. Montanans have used it for years to make their favorite syrup and jelly. This tradition, inspired our winemaker to marry this familiar flavor with local honey wine, and create a true Montana mead wine and the winner of our first gold medal. Serve slightly chilled.  This mead wine is our most award winning honey mead! It has won two gold medals in international wine competitions. This is a prime example of honey mead taking the form of a fine table wine.  This honey wine is not too sweet. It is a good balance of flavors that lends itself well to food pairing.
Awards:
2009 – Gold Medal (Taster’s Guild International Wine Judging)
2008 – Gold Medal and Best in Region Award (Northwest Wine Summit)
2012 – Silver Medal (Tri-Cities Wine Competition)


Hidden Legend The King's Mead....$17.99
Known in Greek Mythology as “necter of the gods,” mead became the exclusive drink of royalty. Our King’s Mead wine captures all the qualities that inspired centuries of poetry, legend, and song.   This traditional honey mead is made in the style of the old world. It has a very smooth sweet honey flavor. You can enjoy this delightful honey wine on its own or with dessert. If you want mead wine that is less sweet, try our award winning Pure Honey Mead. If you are looking for a traditional style, sweet, honey mead then this is the one for you!   We think that our friends at Storm the Castle said it best in their review of The King’s Mead. “This is an outstanding mead. I really love it. It has a full bodied taste and is a great representative of what a mead should be! If you have never tried drinking any mead and want to get a sense of it I recommend you try this. It will give you a great sense of mead. I really like this mead.”
Awards:
2014 – Gold Medal (Tasters Guild International Wine Judging)
2012 – Gold Medal (Tri-Cities Wine Competition)

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