Misbeehavin' - Sycophant

Sycophant is a fig mead made with star thistle honey and orange zest by Misbeehavin' Meads.  This mead was available as a free bottle to members of Misbeehavin's mead society. It was a 1 bottle per member allotment, came in a 375mL bottle and was released in early June 2016.

This mead pours a bourbon brown with nice alcohol legs but zero carb.  The aroma is sticky sweet fig, a bit of earth, like mushrooms, and citrus.  The taste follows closely with the nose.  At first this honey drenched fig hits you, then it opens up to a refreshing citrus zest that leaves a clean refreshing taste.  Almost like a boozy fruit salad of oranges, strawberries, and green apples.

This mead is very complex.  There's these layers of flavor that, at first, I didn't think would work; but taste so right together.  The honey is in perfect balance with the orange zest, the citrus bursts onto the back end while the fig gives you almost a nuttier version of a cross between an apple and a strawberry.  There's also a booziness to the mead that reminds me of a tamer version of Pirate Love, the rum barrel aged date mead by Misbeehavin.  Although Sycophant is much smoother.  It's dangerously drinkable. I finished the 375mL in less than an hour with very little effort.  

All in all I loved this mead.  It was so unique and unlike any other mead I've ever tasted.  It is bursting with nuance and extremely drinkable.  This might be my favorite mead that Misbeehavin' has done thus far.  A superior mead from a meadery that isn't even a year old (*Opened April 2016).  I'm extremely sad I only had a singular bottle of this, I really hope they make this mead again.  Clint, if you are readying this - produce this mead again, please and thank you!

Misbeehavin - Pirate Love

Pirate Love is a rum barrel aged date mead that was available in the Fall of 2016.  Bottles are 375mL and retailed for $18 in September 2016.

The look is sticky rum, the aroma is booze with a sweet undertones.  The taste is rum soaked dates. There is a nice sweetness to the mead but it's boozy, you know there's rum there.  A great mead for anyone who loves rum drinks and a really nice sipper for a cool night.

Misbeehavin Mead: September Releases

Misbeehavin Meads, out of Valparaiso, Indiana is a fantastic newer meadery that's dedicated to art of crafting unique meads with interesting flavors and ingredients.

Misbeehavin makes tons of small batch experimental stuff, and typically releases 2 or 3 new meads a month.  Misbeehavin Meads has only been open since around May 2016 and the variety of meads up out thus far is impressive.  A wide swath has been painted with flavors and variety in the recent releases.  Here's what to look for with September's release.

The September meads, recently release in bottles on September 15th are as follows:

Pirate Love - A date mead aged in rum barrels (375 mL)

Cactus Blossom - A mead made with cactus blossom honey (750 mL)

Camel Drum - An Orange Blossom honey with orange zest, cinnamon, and saffron (750 mL)

There were also 2, in-house only meads released that are currently available as tap room only drafts.

   Charether Cutestory - a cyser with orange blossom honey, tart cherries, and apple cider

   25 year old Hawaiian Organ Donor - orange blossom honey, pineapple, and hops

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