Creating mead flavors is one of our favorite things to do at Starrlight Mead! We offer a wide variety of meads, ranging in sweetness from dry to semi-sweet to sweet.

While our mead availability varies by location, you can find and purchase many of these varieties online here, at the meadery, and at these stores locally.
This list is what is currently available at the tasting room.

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Traditional, Fruit, and Seasonal Meads

Traditional Off-Dry Mead

Honey wine with just a hint of sweetness. Light floral notes with a slight citrus finish. Serve as you would a white wine, lightly chilled with Lemon Chicken, fish, or with spicy food! 
Silver Medal, NC State Fair
Bronze Medal, Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine competition, Mazer Cup International mead-only competition, and Finger Lakes International Wine competition

Apricot Off-dry Mead

Crisp and tart with subtle spice notes and a lingering stone fruit flavor. Pair with fish or chicken, shrimp scampi, or feta and goat cheeses.
Bronze Medal, Mead Crafters Competition, National Honey Board

Blueberry Off-dry Mead

Crisp and lightly fruity with floral and blueberry scents. Subtle oak notes on the finish create the feeling of a light red wine.  Pair with foods with light acidity, like lemon chicken, to bring out the fruitiness of this mead.   Becky says, “This is the best ‘fake red’ that we’ve ever made!”
Gold Medal, NC Mead and Cider Competition
Bronze Medal, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition & Mead Crafters Competition

Kickin' Cranberry Orange Mead - Fall Seasonal

Our first wine to include spicy peppers!  This wine has the juicy flavors of Cranberry and Orange kicked up a notch with local, hand roasted Chipotle Peppers. Smokey up front, a hint of heat follows with a fruity and tangy finish. This is a honey wine for the more adventurous palette. Serve slightly chilled with everything from baked chicken to shrimp and grits!
Bronze Medal, American Wine Society Competition

Cloer Pyment

We joined with Cloer Family Vineyards in Apex to bring you this pyment - wildflower honey and Noble grapes fermented together. A strong grape nose leads to light, fruity notes and soft tannins. Pair with lamb, pesto, or chimichurri.
Silver Medal, American Wine Society Competition

Traditional Mead - Semi-Sweet

A sweeter honey wine. Fabulous floral honey nose (from the wildflower honey) and long lingering honey finish! Just what you would expect from mead! Wonderful with spicy foods or NY style cheesecake!
Double Gold Medal and Best in Category winner, American Wine Society Competition
Silver Medal winner, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

Traditional Mead - Hives for Heroes

Limited Release This special mead is our Traditional Off-dry sweetened with honey from Hives for Heroes, a non-profit that matches up veterans and first responders with mentors to learn beekeeping. Lovely floral up front with a grassy finish.

Traditional Mead - Mesquite

Limited Release This newest traditional mead is made from mesquite honey from Mexico. It is semi-sweet and floral up front with a distinctly woody finish. Try it with Tex-Mex or chili.

Honeyed Plum

This fruity, slightly sweet mead is easy to enjoy! Honey flavors play in the background while plum dances in the foreground of this treat. Serve slightly chilled with Orange Chicken or Thai fish cake.  Try using in a summer citrus sangria!

Honeyed Blackberry - Currently Sold Out

A customer favorite!! Our Blackberry is sweet, tangy and bursting with flavor! We add 100% Blackberry juice to our honey wine made with NC honey. Serve chilled with beef or pork. Or try it with a lemon-flavored dessert or as a reduction over pound cake, ice cream or brownies!
Gold Medal, Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
Silver Medal, Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine competition

Honeyed Peach Mead

This mead reminds us of ripe, juicy summer peaches, bursting with flavor. Serve this sweet wine chilled at a picnic or use it to brighten up your favorite pork or spicy chicken dish. Use it to make a great Summer sangria or mead-mosa!
Silver Medal, NC Mead and Cider Competition

Spiced Apple Mead

Apple pie in a glass! Wonderful apple flavor enhanced with spices of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Tasty chilled, room temperature or warmed gently in the Crockpot! (Warming, brings out the spice!) Fabulous with turkey dinner, carrot cake or spice cake!
Best in Show/Gold Medal, NC Mead, Cider, and Fruit Wine Competition

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Ebling Reserve Mead - Aged over 3 years

This wine was inspired by and created in memory of our dear Angel, Fred. Without you, we would never have gotten started! We raise a glass to you! Salute! A “port” style mead made from blackberry, dark cherry, and blueberry juices. 16% abv
Bronze Medal, Finger Lakes Wine Competition

For centuries, traditional cultures have added herbs to wines for their culinary and health benefits. Honey wines with herbs or spices added are classified as Metheglins, from the Welsh meddyglyn or “healing liquid.” Our herb-infused meads are made with organic herbs, infused into our Off-dry Traditional, preserving the flavor of the individual herb enhanced with honey.
Note: not all flavors of Herb-Infused Meads are available at all times and these varieties are available only at the meadery!

Nordic Blend Mead

Infused with caraway, fennel, and anise seeds, Nordic Blend is reminiscent of a well known Scandinavian drink, Aquavit. Flavors of fennel and rye bread. Pair with Rueben sandwiches, bratwurst and sauerkraut, or charcuterie.
Silver Medal, Finger Lakes Wine Competition

Ginger Mead

Ginger’s warming properties have been recognized for years, especially in Asian cultures. Light floral nose with intense Ginger flavor and a slight burn sweetened with honey. Pair with sushi, stir-fry, or glazed ham.
Gold Medal, Mid-Atlantic SE Wine Competition

Ben’s Special Ginger Mead

Double the ginger, double the fun! Heavier body and more ginger heat. Delicious on its own, or try using it as a base for a Mule or Dark and Stormy.

Honeyed Coffee

This mead combines Costa Rican cold brew from Vortex Roasters in Pittsboro with wildflower honey for a delightful beverage ready to elevate your brunch! Bold coffee nose gives way to flavors of a lightly sweetened, smooth brew with notes of cinnamon and vanilla in the background. Perfect with chicken and waffles, chocolate, and creamy desserts like Tiramisu.
Silver Medal, American Wine Society

Chai Mead

Cardamom, Ginger, and Cinnamon have enchanted the senses for centuries. Reminiscent of a cup of exotic spiced tea with honey. Pair with samosas or shortbread.
Gold Medal, Finger Lakes Wine Competition

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