Oregon MeadowFoam Blossom | Heiðrun Meadery
ABV: 12.5%
Style: Mead - Other
Actively Produced
Description: Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) is a plant native to the Willamette Valley of northwestern Oregon. As its name suggests, it is a meadow wildflower with a white, billowy blossom. Only in the last few decades have farmers begun to cultivate the plant commercially on a small scale -- the oil from the meadowfoam seed is used as an ingredient in cosmetics. Meadowfoam blossom honey has a creamy light vanilla quality with an undertone of clove and this is evident in the body and finish of the mead, which is brut dry, seductively refreshing and austere. Food Pairing : Raw oysters with mignonette, sushi, greens with pear and raisin.
Style: Mead - Other
Actively Produced
Description: Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) is a plant native to the Willamette Valley of northwestern Oregon. As its name suggests, it is a meadow wildflower with a white, billowy blossom. Only in the last few decades have farmers begun to cultivate the plant commercially on a small scale -- the oil from the meadowfoam seed is used as an ingredient in cosmetics. Meadowfoam blossom honey has a creamy light vanilla quality with an undertone of clove and this is evident in the body and finish of the mead, which is brut dry, seductively refreshing and austere. Food Pairing : Raw oysters with mignonette, sushi, greens with pear and raisin.
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