Cognac BA Stevnsberry Free Jazz 2022

Spontaneously fermented cherry mead aged in an old XO cognac barrel for 11 months. The textural change of the barrel-aging adds an amazingly soft and silky mouthfeel. The cognac-soaked wood adds notes of wood, violets, roses and cinnamon, together with vinous notes of dried wine grapes and dates to the bright and fresh cherry mead. -------------------------- 2022 -------------------------- Spontaneously fermented and terroir-driven cherry mead made with Stevnsbær. No added water or yeast (solely fermented from the yeast and bacteria naturally present on the cherries). The product was made in multiple small batches, produced with different techniques, and later blended together in well-thought-out ratios based on taste, getting the best out of all the "band players": For this vintage, the main blending thread went through a normal spontaneous maceration with 11 days of skin contact, before only the free-run juice was collected (no pressing). This was blended with two other smaller threads, an extended macerated (60 days skin contact) and a semi-carbonic macerated thread. To respectively add a deeper structure of tannins and complexity, and a very vibrant, fresh and perfumy cherry character. Barrel origin: 15-25 year old XO cognac barrel (11 months aging) *not allowed to state the name of the producer* Honey variety: Local Wildflower honey Cherry variety: Local Stevnsbær cherries *The vintage year refers to the harvest year of the ingredients*