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Woden Mead

Warm Spiced Mead

Honeyed, aromatic, and gently warming.

A simple fireside serve built around the honey, cinnamon, clove, and soft oak character of Woden Spiced Mead. Cloudy apple juice adds freshness without hiding the mead, while orange peel and a little ginger draw out its natural warmth. Heat it slowly, serve it in small cups, and let the aroma do the rest.

Serves4 small cups
Prep5 mins
Warm10 mins
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

For the warm mead

  • 300ml Woden Spiced Mead
  • 150ml cloudy apple juice
  • 2 wide strips of orange peel
  • 2 thin slices of fresh ginger
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole cloves

To serve

  • Thin orange slices, optional
  • Cinnamon sticks, optional
  • 1 tsp Woden Blossom Honey, only if needed

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Bottle of Woden Spiced Mead

Woden Spiced Mead

Rich, smooth, and warming, with natural honey, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, dried orange, and subtle oak. Gently heating the mead brings those aromatics forward while keeping its honeyed character at the centre.

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Built around the mead

Woden Spiced Mead with warming spices
Prep
  • Cut two wide strips of peel from the orange, avoiding too much bitter white pith.
  • Slice the ginger thinly.
  • Measure the Spiced Mead and cloudy apple juice into a small saucepan.
Warm
  • Add the orange peel, ginger, cinnamon stick, and cloves to the pan.
  • Warm over a low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Keep the mead below a simmer. It should be steaming gently but must not boil.
  • Taste and add a teaspoon of Blossom Honey only if you would like a slightly rounder, sweeter serve.
Serve
  • Strain the warm mead into four small heatproof cups or glasses.
  • Garnish with a thin orange slice or a short cinnamon stick if using.
  • Serve immediately while warm and aromatic.
Warm Woden Spiced Mead ready to serve

Serving Notes

The key is gentle heat. Boiling drives off aroma and alcohol and can make the spices taste harsh. Keep the pan low and slow, then strain before serving. For a fuller, more mead-forward cup, reduce the apple juice to 100ml; for a lighter serve, increase it to 200ml.

Serve With

Warm Spiced Mead works particularly well with mature cheddar, baked apples, cinnamon pastries, or dark chocolate. It is equally at home served on its own at the end of a cold evening.

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