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This week Tom & Will sit down with Kate & Dennis from Kinsale Meadery in beautiful County Cork to chat about mead, honey, and what it is like to start and run a meadery in Ireland. Thank you all for another great season of The Mead Podcast it's been amazing to sit down with talented mead makers & mead enthusiasts from across the globe. We are truly humbled to have each and every one of them on the podcast with us, sharing their stories and unbridled enthusiasm. It has been an inspiring and interesting season and we can't wait until next season where we dive into the exciting world of the golden elixir we call honey. Thank all of you for listening and again thank you so much to each and every one of our guests for sparing some time from their busy schedules to sit down and chat with us about mead. Website: www.www.kinsalemeadco.ie Instagram: @Kinsalemeadco And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey just on our Instagram and say hello! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The second last episode for the season is another across the globe chat with a meadery founder and all-around lovely person Chanelle who started Borage + Bee in 2018 making delicious hydromels from some of the world's most delicious southern hemisphere Borage honey. Tom & Will get in early and sit down with Chanelle and talk about what the world of mead looks like in New Zealand and what it is like to set up a new mead brand and communicate what this delicious elixir is to the new world. Thank all of you for listening and again thank you so much to each and every one of our guests for sparing some time from their busy schedules to sit down and chat with us about mead. Website: hwww.borageandbee.com Instagram: @Borageandbee And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey just on our Instagram and say hello! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom & Will sat down with Sean Johnson from Erosion Meadery, in beautiful Perth, Western Australia. Early in the mead morning, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Tom, Will & Sean dive into discussions about using unique Eucalyptus honey & Kveik yeast and ponder over the landscape of honey and mead in Australia. From starting up a Meadery when no one knows what mead is, to how to change people's perceptions of what mead can be. This episode is a unique look at mead on the other side of the world and as always Website: https://www.erosionmead.com.au/ Instagram: @ErosionMead And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey just on our Instagram and say hello! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First off we would like to thank the team from Upper reach meadery for sparing the time to sit down with us as we had a few cancelations due to the nature of mead making. but after all that, this week Will sat down with the dynamic duo Adam & Brandalynn from Bucks County, PA. Chatting about honey, wild yeast, barrels, and recipe development. Will got carried away talking about sourcing honey as he does when he is left to his own devices so this week's episode is for those honey-focused mead makers out there! Website: https://upperreachmead.com Instagram: @Upperreachmead And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week it's 100% Tom as Will had to put his dungarees on and helped out in the meadery. This week we are lucky to be joined by Julian, Oron, Sarah, and Kari from Brother Drake meadery who have been on the mead scene since 2006, and are full of passion, energy, and a wealth of knowledge. This episode is the true representation of meeting a mead family and why we love the mead world and our podcast, so sit back hear a few stories and see what it's like to live the mead life. We want to give a special thank you to all involved in this episode with time differences, and time pressures to spare an early morning hour is not to be underestimated. Website: https://www.brothersdrake.com/ Instagram: @Brothersdrake And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom & Will sit down with energy-filled Chad Wiltz from Florida's own Garagiste Meadery. We chat about sourwood honey, barrel ageing, carrot cake flavour profiles, cream cheese powder, and a laugh or two. As always we chat about choose honey and making traditionals, choosing yeast, and discuss how different mead makers approach their traditionals and why. We really enjoyed this week's chat with Chad even if there were a few technical issues, and we apologise for the stilted conversation as the delay sometimes means we talk over each other and the politeness of mead makers means we both prefer to listen. Thanks again to everyone involved and you all for listening. Website: https://www.garagistemeadery.com/ Instagram: @Garagistemeadery And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom & Will Chat about honey, apples, and dreams with Visionary, Founder & Artist of Fermentation of Moonlight Meadery Michael Fairbrother. Have you ever thought of buying an old farmstead and turning it into a home for all things fermentation and fun? I know everyone here as Gosnells has and so has Michael of Moonlight Meadery the only difference is he is actually doing it (lucky son of a gun) we sit down together chat mead, medals, apples, and some of the highs and lows of trying to make dreams come true. We would like to again thank everyone for their time, especially with the time differences, and hope you all enjoy this episode as much as we do recording them. Website: https://www.moonlightmeadery.com/ Instagram: @Moonlightmeadery And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom & Will chat with the dynamic duo Mike & Cayce from Meridian Hive in Sunny Austin, Texas about honey & hydromels. When we find a fellow hydromel producer it is hard to talk about anything else! From the struggles to the fun findings and equipment design, the hydromel world is full of surprises and honey-filled dreams. We would like to again thank everyone for their time, especially with the time differences, and hope you all enjoy this episode as much as we do recording them. Website: https://www.meridianhive.com/ Instagram: @MeridianHive And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's episode is the first of our season 4, meet a Mead Maker series. Tom & Will sit down with Billy from Lost Cause Meadery, San Diego to chat about experimentation, meadery structure, the future of mead-related beverages, and the mead community. We started this podcast as a way to create a little community between mead makers and mead enthusiasts alike, and its episodes like this that remind us that the mead world is full of fun, bright, and interesting people. We would like to again thank everyone for their time, especially with the time differences, and hope you all enjoy this episode as much as we do recording them. Website: https://www.lostcausemead.com/ Instagram: @lostcausemeadery And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The mead podcast is back, we thank you all for your continued support, ideas, and encouragement over the past few years. And we have listened. This episode, and indeed the entire season is dedicated to meeting mead makers & mead enthusiasts. Nika is not only a genuine mead enthusiast but an amazingly positive voice in the mead world. We sat down to talk about her family business (The Mead) also how the food industry approaches mead with traditional and non-traditonal food pairing, cocktails, and much more. Thanks again to Nika for sparing some of her valuable time to sit down with us and give some insight into the current European mead world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the last episode of Season 3, Will and Tom talk to the O.G. of mead making Ken Schramm of @schrammsmead about everything to do with mead! not only did he literally write the book on mead "The Compleat Mead Maker" he is also just an amazingly lovely man and mead icon. So we are really excited to talk to more mead makers and mead friends in Season 4, so thank you everybody for your support, kind words and love for mead and see you all very soon in Season 4! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom & Will sit down with Lauren & Matt from Bløm Meadworks in Michigan to talk about honey, apples, mead & of course deer, and the impact they make on all our lives! This was another fascinating chat with fellow mead enthusiasts, sharing a few wins over the years and one or two struggle stories. we feel so lucky and we could be happier meeting all these wonderful people of mead and beyond. We hope you enjoy it too! And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Will & Tom sit down with Ricky from Groennfell Meadery to chat about mead and have a few laughs and share a few war stories with one of the mead worlds most charming mead makers. And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Will & Tom talk with Rohan Rehani and Nitin Vishwas of Moonshine Meadery, India's only meadery chatting about hydromels, fun recipe development, and life as mead makers. After a long, fun, and intertwined history, we finally sat down together for a catch-up and a few laughs. This episode is one of the truly special ones, as you will be hard-pressed to find more capable and lovely mead makers than our special guests this week. check them out @moonshinemeary or via https://www.moonshinemeadery.com/ And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom chats all about mead in the UK, made wine tax, favourite meads, and a little distilling with Sam Boulton of The Vanguard bar & Modern Mead Co. All while sharing a laugh and a few stories with a fellow mead enthusiast and UK mead spokesperson. And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Tom is back from his adventures and joined by Will to sit down and have a chat with Sam Correa of Oldspike coffee roastery. After years of sharing techniques and of course a few magic beans for the magic of fermented honey, we thought it time to take our chat about coffee to the next level. With a few laughs a few stories and some great information this is another episode not to be missed. And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Will & James are joined by YouTuber, mead enthusiast and prolific mead content creator Man Made Mead for a little chat about all things mead. From his first batch to that one mead that is yet to be perfected the guys laugh and joke while drinking a few meads and sharing mead stories! Not one to be missed, And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Will & James have a chat and taste through the February tasting bundle, share a few stories, and share ideas on the up and coming small batch. Also, a few laughs and a few internet issues the perfect Friday Combination. And remember if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom & Will are back at it! This time with one of Tom's old school friends Jonny Fowle from Wandering Whisky. This week's chat was all about peat, different whisky styles & maturation, as well as what whisky you should keep an eye out for all while drinking mead & whisky. Big thanks to Jonny for the tips and hope you have as much fun this week as WIll & Tom did. As always everybody if you ever want to chat about mead and/or honey send us an email. Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This Week Tom & Will fight through some technical difficulties drink, laugh, and chat about all things cider & cyser with Theo from Hawkes. As always, we love your feedback and appreciate all the emails and messages, so keep them coming and see you all next week. And dont forget the invitation for a mead chat is always open, just say hello via Podcast@Gosnells.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.