FolkTale’s Raspberry Mead - Ida's Blood

Batch WIN21 - Alcohol: 16.5% / 4.87 standard drinks, 375ml Bottles

Product description

FolkTale’s, Ida’s Blood is a fine example of a raspberry melomel, featuring wildflower honey and the strong flavours of raspberries. The sweet honey balances the acidic notes from the berries and combines to make this deliciously smooth mead.

Ida’s blood is perfect served cold on its own or some customer’s prefer it as a mixer with lemonade/soda water to make a refreshing summer’s afternoon drink.

Warnings:

Percentages and standard drinks vary per season.

Pregnancy warning - Alcohol can cause lifelong harm to your baby.

Note to Customers:

Payment using Visa, Mastercard or Cash can be arranged by emailing your order through to folktalemeadery@outlook.com, calling us on 0411 588 122 or contacting Folk Tale by our Facebook page or contact page.

Mythology behind the name of FolkTale’s Mead

Prick of a Finger

Cronus feared that his children would challenge him for the throne, so he devoured them as infants. Fearful her husband would eat her youngest child, Rhea wrapped a rock in the baby cloth and gave it to him to eat instead. She concealed baby Zeus and fled to Krete, giving the baby to Adrasteia and Ida to nurse.

The two nymphs hid the future King of Gods in a mountain cave near Krete until he was old enough and strong enough to defeat his father.

One day Zeus wouldn’t stop crying, Ida roamed the mountain, searching for berries to appease the child and stop him crying. As she collected the white berries, Ida pricked herself on a thorn. Her blood dripped on to the white fruit staining them a deep red forevermore.

To this day we recognise Ida’s story by the botanical name given to raspberries, “Rubus Idaeous”, ‘Red of Ida’