Black Heath Meadery

Urban Meadery in Richmond Virginia

Our mission is to support Virginia beekeepers to help establish hives for sustaining the bee population and Virginia agriculture. We buy our honey from all around Virginia. Our commitment is to re-create the world’s oldest fermented beverage by taking advantage of modern techniques and local ingredients.

Today’s multitude of craft beverages has opened palates and tempts the curious to try new creations. The bright flavors of mead and its many variations promise to appeal to a wide range of consumers.

Basic mead begins with fermented honey and water. The Muse is our traditional mead – it's the purist mead and the essence of the original mead.  It is a 12 percent ABV all-honey mead that is available year-round.  Using the same recipe (honey, water and yeast), we let the bees create unique flavors for each batch of the Muse.  Flavors come from the yeast and from the honey, which is affected by the flowers the bees alight on for the pollen. The geographical area of where the honey was produced, the time of year and the amount of rain each add a layer of flavor complexity to the honey.

We use the Muse as the base for our other mead varieties.  Meads can include a host of other ingredients: apples (creating a drink called “cyser”), grapes (“pyment”), other fruits (“melomel”), spices (“metheglin”) and roses (“rhodomel”). We make our flavored meads from fruits, herbs and spices that are available with the changing seasons.

Buy Mead Online

For shipping outside Virginia, you can Buy Black Heath Mead Online through their Vinoshipper store or if you want to pickup or ship Mead inside Virginia you can Buy Black Heath Virginia Mead directly from their website.