New Day Meadery Varieties

Below are the descriptions of our current and future offerings. All of our meads are handcrafted in small batches, hence you will find the Batch Number and Cases Made for each variety. These numbers signify the vintage and the limited number of cases produced.

Note: there is a 10% discount for all purchases of 1 case to 23 bottles, and 20% on 2 cases or more (this includes mixed cases).

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New Day Meadery - Dry Mead
Cases Made: 91

Variety Name: Dry Mead

Price: $16.00/bottle

Vintage: 2005

Residual Sugar: 0%   Alcohol Content: 12%

Batch number: 05-1   Style: Still

Description:

This traditional Dry Mead is light straw in color. It possesses a delicate spicy aroma, with a slight clove note. The flavor is light on the tongue, showing subtle honey character and red clover blossom, wrapped in a straw finish. Clean and dry; this is a true mead-lover’s mead.

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New Day Meadery - Dry Peach Honey Wine
Cases Made: 83

Variety Name: Dry Peach Honey Wine

Price: $20.00/bottle

Vintage: 2006

Residual Sugar: 0%   Alcohol Content: 12%

Batch number: 06-3   Style: Still

Description:

Combining tree-ripened, freshly picked Indiana peaches with our Indiana wildflower honey has resulted in a bright straw-yellow mead. The aroma is 100 percent fresh peach, with just a hint of wheat straw in the background. The flavor is subtle tart peach, bright and crisp. Allowing this Dry Peach Honey Wine to ferment to complete dryness allows the true characteristic of the fruit to come through in this delightful fruit and honey wine.

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New Day Meadery - Dry Blueberry Honey Wine
Cases Made: 87

Variety Name: Dry Blueberry Honey Wine

Price: $20.00/bottle

Vintage: 2006

Residual Sugar: 0%   Alcohol Content: 12%

Batch number: 06-2   Style: Still

Description:

A striking rosè is the color of our Dry Blueberry Honey Wine. Equally enchanting are the deep floral aroma and subtle tart cherry notes you are treated to with each glass. The wonderful aroma of this mead will whisk you back to a blueberry field in full Spring bloom. Well structured, this mead possesses a fresh floral flavor only achieved by combining just-picked, fully ripe blueberries with that coveted Indiana wildflower honey.

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New Day Meadery - Dry Red Raspberry Honey Wine
Cases Made: 33

Variety Name: Dry Red Raspberry Honey Wine

Price: $24.00/bottle

Vintage: 2006

Residual Sugar: 0%   Alcohol Content: 12%

Batch number: 07-2   Style: Still

Description:

This variety is our star: our Dry Red Raspberry Honey Wine is a vibrant ruby red, practically glowing in the glass. The aroma says “Hello, Raspberry!”. A subtle rose petal note plays off of the sparkling freshness of the fruit. You simply do not get any fresher than this without eating a handful of the berries themselves. The flavor is bright raspberry, well balanced, with just the right amount of tannin structure. The lasting fresh fruit finish leaves your palate crying for more!

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New Day Meadery - Semi-Dry Mead
Cases Made: 100

Variety Name: Semi-Dry Mead

Price: $18.00/bottle

Vintage: 2006

Residual Sugar: 0%   Alcohol Content: 12%

Batch number: 06-4   Style: Still

Description:

A slightly sweeter version of our Dry Mead, our Semi-Dry Mead possesses the characteristic light straw color. The aroma is more pronounced, showing the sweet spice notes unique to East-central Indiana wildflower honey. The flavor is, too, slightly sweet with a pleasant honey flavor. The additional honey used in this variety provides a richer, fuller body and lingering sweetness that makes for a very enjoyable mead.

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New Day Meadery - Semi-Sweet Black Raspberry Honey Wine
Cases Made: 58

Variety Name: Semi-Sweet Black Raspberry Honey Wine

Price: $25.00/bottle

Vintage: 2007

Residual Sugar: 7%   Alcohol Content: 13%

Batch number: 07-1   Style: Still

Description:

Every year, we release a limited edition honey wine especially for the holidays. This year it is our Semi-Sweet Black Raspberry Honey Wine. This smooth operator is a luxuriously sweet red wine; rich and full bodied with deep notes of cassis and dark bramble fruit. Enjoy it with dark chocolate desserts or as a port-style digestif.

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