- Afon Mêl Meadery Highly Commended at Great British Food Awards -

Top food industry figures have revealed their favourite British products as part of the 2022 Great British Food Awards.

Afon Mêl is proud to announce that their Heather mead matured in an ex-Madeira Penderyn cask has been awarded ‘Highly Commended' at this year’s prestigious Great British Food Awards 2022.

Giovann Attard – judge and Head Chef at Norma London said of the mead:

“This Heather Mead is stunning, such a delicate and hearty taste perfect for an after-dinner aperitif.”

Afon Mêl, pushing their own boundaries in their pursuit of quality mead have developed an exclusive range of individual meads that have matured in the traditional way. In these meads, time plays an important part in the process; not only in the time given to the meads to mature but in the selected barrels used in the process. Working with another prestigious Welsh brand, Penderyn Distillery their meads have been finished in both ex-madeira and ex-bourbon Oak barrels that have previously been used for Welsh whisky maturation.

Sam Cooper, owner, and head mead-maker at Afon Mêl said, “To have two meads shortlisted and one of them to receive ‘Highly Commended’ is a testament to the skill and hard work of our staff at Afon Mêl meadery.  Winning 'Highly Commended' at the GBF awards has been a great boost for us at the meadery."

The Heather mead matured in an ex-bourbon Penderyn whisky cask, at 15.9%, was also a finalist in this year's competition. This velvety smooth drink with a hint of Penderyn whisky and a depth of Oak finished with vanilla tones is the perfect sipping mead.

Heather mead matured in an ex-Madeira Penderyn whisky cask and all of Afon Mêl's range can be purchased from their Website www.afonmel.com/mead or you can telephone 01545 560822 to discuss with one of the team your nearest stockist.