Mead
Mead
Class 13 - 1 x 75cl bottle dry mead
Class 14 - 1 x 75cl bottle sweet mead
Class 15 - 1 x 75cl bottle flavoured mead
Class 16 - 1 x 35 or 50cl bottle of flavoured honey liquor (any shape bottle)
Presentation of mead
Mead must be shown in clear, colourless punted glass bottles of approximately 75cl capacity with rounded, not sloping, shoulders and without lettering of any kind. Note: the bottle must NOT have a flat bottom and must contain the full 75cl. Bottles with shallow punts are also acceptable. Only cork stoppers that have a plastic flange making them easily removable by hand are to be used. (see photo below). No alcohol may be added to Metheglin or Melomel, nor may Alcohol or Flavouring be added to Mead, but additions such as acids, nutrients and tannin may be used.
Class 16 Main flavour and base alcohol must be displayed on an index sized card. The full recipe is NOT required