Black Mountain Ciderworks + Meadery
Black Mountain Ciderworks + Meadery, est. 2013. Forges revolutionary cider and mead from local apples and honey, fermented in small batches from heirloom apples with in-house pressing
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Style & Specialties
Competition
Focused heavily on medalling in competitions to validate the quality of their mead.
Morat
Viking Blood
spontaneous
Metheglin
Mead flavored with spices or herbs (cinnamon, vanilla, hops, etc.).
Cyser
Mead made specifically with apple juice/cider.
Melomel
The broad category for mead fermented with fruit.
Pyment
Mead made specifically with grape juice or grape must.
Terroir-Driven
Focuses on regionality and expression of place; using only honey, water, and adjuncts sourced from a specific geographic radius. Emphasizes single-region honey sourcing, minimal blending across regions, restraint in adjuncts that override origin, and emphasis on floral and environmental expression.
Traditional Mead
Honey, water, and yeast only. No added flavors.
Acerglyn
Mead made with honey and maple syrup.
Historical
Specializes in reviving ancient or cultural mead traditions and recipes.
Hydromel (Session Mead)
Mead with low alcohol content, typically designed for easy drinking and higher refreshment profile.
Barrel-Aged Mead
Mead that is matured in wooden barrels (oak or similar) for flavor extraction and structural development.
Hyper-Local
Sources honey within a very tight radius of where the mead is produced and consumed.
Wild Fermented Mead
Mead fermented using non-commercial yeast strains from the environment or raw materials.
Honey Varietals
Clover
Light, clean, sweet, vanilla-like softness, extremely neutral base honey
Lavender
Strong floral perfume, herbal lavender oil notes, slightly soapy edge if concentrated
Sage
Light herbal floral, slightly savory, clean dry finish
Sidr / Ziziphus
Deep caramel, dried fruit, medicinal herbal richness, thick mouthfeel
Sourwood
Cinnamon-like spice, caramel sweetness, long clean finish
Thyme
Intense herbal spice, savory notes, slightly medicinal finish
Wildflower
Variable floral complexity, unpredictable balance of herbal, fruity, and earthy notes depending on season and region
Peppermint
Cooling menthol, sharp herbal freshness, clean finish
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