Kennard & Co · Cheshire, England
Our Mead
We produce four meads — Traditional, Vanilla, Elderflower, and Dark Berry — each brewed by hand in Cheshire from locally sourced honey. The base is the same across the range. What changes is what we add to it, and when.
Every variety is brewed to the same standard. The honey is local, the process is unhurried, and the bottling is done by hand. Whether you want something pure and unfussy or layered and complex, there is a Kennard & Co mead for the occasion.
Cheshire Wildflower Honey
Traditional
Our original mead. Nothing added, nothing taken away — just raw Cheshire wildflower honey, spring water, and time. This is the drink in its purest form. Floral, warm, and gently sweet, with a long clean finish. If you have never tried mead before, start here. If you have, you will understand why we keep coming back to it.
Tasting Notes
- Wildflower honey
- Beeswax
- Dried apricot
- Long warm finish
How to Serve
Lightly chilled, 12°C. Wide-bowled wine glass.
Cheshire Honey & Vanilla
Vanilla
Our Cheshire wildflower honey mead, steeped with whole vanilla pods during fermentation. The vanilla rounds out the natural sweetness of the honey without masking it — the two complement each other in a way that feels obvious once you taste it. Rich, smooth, and warming. A good place to start if you are new to mead.
Tasting Notes
- Wildflower honey
- Vanilla
- Beeswax
- Soft warm finish
How to Serve
Lightly chilled, 12°C. Wide-bowled wine glass or served neat at room temperature.
Cheshire Honey & Elderflower
Elderflower
Fresh elderflower, foraged in season from the Cheshire countryside, added to the fermentation alongside our local honey. The result is a lighter, more delicate mead — floral and fragrant, with a freshness that sets it apart from the others in the range. The honey is still present, but the elderflower lifts it. Best drunk in the warmer months, though it holds its own year-round.
Tasting Notes
- Elderflower
- Wildflower honey
- Pear
- Clean floral finish
How to Serve
Well chilled, 8–10°C. White wine glass or champagne flute.
Cheshire Honey & Dark Fruit
Dark Berry
A melomel — a mead made with fruit. We use blackberries and blackcurrants, both sourced locally in season. The result is a deeper, richer mead with a dark ruby colour and a flavour that balances the sweetness of the honey against the tartness of the fruit. The most complex variety in the range, and slightly drier than the others. It rewards a little patience in the glass.
Tasting Notes
- Blackberry
- Blackcurrant
- Honey undertone
- Tart dry finish
How to Serve
Lightly chilled or at room temperature. Pairs particularly well with aged cheese.
Across the Range
Every bottle.
Same standard.
Local Honey
Every variety in the range uses raw wildflower honey from Cheshire beekeepers. The honey is never heated or processed before use.
Small Batch
We brew in small batches so that every fermentation gets the attention it needs. Volume is not the goal.
Slow Fermentation
We do not rush the process. Each batch ferments for several weeks. The complexity in the finished bottle is a direct result of that patience.
Bottled by Hand
Every bottle is filled, sealed, and labelled by us. There is no factory involved at any stage.
Order from the range.
All four varieties are available to order directly. If you are not sure where to start, the Traditional is the right place.