The Gosnells Vintage Mead 2018 was created to update the traditional spirit specifically for the "the modern palate." The modernized mead spirit is said to have a drier style, a lower ABV and a complex flavor provide with notes of blackcurrant and spice. This product is said to be completely different from other products by Gosnells, like its first vintage made from 100% London honey.
As Tom Gosnell puts it, “Mead has come a long way from the days of monks, sorcery and enchanted castles. US Mead makers are looking to the future, and not to the past, unhindered by our British monastic tradition of making it deep yellow, at high alcohol and outrageously sweet."
Thanks to the way mead is being updated for contemporary audiences, mead is becoming an alternative to wine in restaurants.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Modernized Mead Spirits
- The modernization of mead spirits is catering to the preferences of the modern palate.
- Drier Style Mead
- Creating mead with a drier style offers a refreshing alternative to traditional sweet mead.
- Mead as an Alternative to Wine
- The modernization of mead is positioning it as a viable alternative to wine in restaurants.
Where This Applies
- Craft Beverage Industry
- The craft beverage industry can explore the opportunity to create modernized mead spirits that cater to the evolving preferences of consumers.
- Hospitality Industry
- The hospitality industry can embrace mead as an alternative to wine, providing unique and diverse options for their customers.
- Alcoholic Beverage Industry
- The alcoholic beverage industry can capitalize on the modernization of mead by offering drier style mead to cater to the changing tastes of consumers.
