Regina

This mead is a melomel with medlars. A melomel is a mead with fruit. Medlar is an ancient, almost forgotten fruit that contains a lot of pectin, but also brings with it a specific touch from nature. Thus, this mead gets its unique flavor profile not only from the honey, but the addition of medlar adds to its complexity.

Medlar (both the plant and the fruit have the same name) belongs to the rose family (Rosaceae). Although they were already cultivated by the Greeks and Romans, they are still hard to find with us. The fruit is only ripe and delicious to eat after it has been frozen. Many people refuse to eat it because it looks rotten. On the contrary, the process of freezing the fruit "bletting" (in Dutch) is necessary to make the fruit edible. The taste is reminiscent of spicy apple pie.