Mellivora

ZA02

Small batch meadery focused on celebrating the botanical diversity of South Africa in a sustainable and conscious manner

At Mellivora, we specialise in creating delicious meads from ethically sourced, indigenous South African honey. We have a strong belief in letting nature be our guide, and thus our meads are produced in small batches which allow us to highlight the seasonal characteristics of each honey we brew with.

Our small-batch brewing process gives us the freedom to explore and celebrate the vast botanical diversity of South Africa, through the creation of unique meads rich in flavour, and steeped in history. Most importantly, it allows us to do this while not needing to put excess pressure on native pollinators and their ecosystems.

Producer Mellivora Meadery
Country South Africa
Location Cape Town

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metheglin

Mellivora

Hopefield – Fynbos Metheglyn

Semi-sweet but with a lingering woody body. A unique and delicate floral nose with an intense fruitiness on the palate. Tasting notes: apple, pear, rose, slightly medicinal, herbal, woody
- South Africa
- 0.375 l

classical mead

Mellivora

Golden Rhino - Dry Acacia Mead

A dry mead with balanced acidity and a refreshing crisp. This mead has a deeply floral nose of acacia blossoms and jasmine, and a crisp honey forward palette. Tasting notes: acacia, honey, vanilla, butter
- South Africa
- 0.75 l

Mead production

We focus on small, batch fermentation followed by ageing in oak and stainless steel. We have a philosophy that good mead takes time and thus the process is left to run for as long as needed to produce great mead.

Mellivora

Photos

mead

metheglin

Mellivora

Hopefield – Fynbos Metheglyn

classical mead

Mellivora

Golden Rhino - Dry Acacia Mead

Mead production