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There is a product called "Bee Vodka" manufactured by Hidden Marsh Distillery. Hidden Marsh claims only 100% New York honey is used and have a description of the taste: "BEE Vodka is velvety smooth with undertones of caramel on the finish, but is never sweet."

It can perhaps be purchased locally or there is link to a distributor on the site. Regrettably, the distributor refuses to ship to Alaska, Hawaii, or internationally. *sigh*
 
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There is a product called "Bee Vodka" manufactured by Hidden Marsh Distillery. Hidden Marsh claims only 100% New York honey is used and have a description of the taste: "BEE Vodka is velvety smooth with undertones of caramel on the finish, but is never sweet."

It can perhaps be purchased locally or there is link to a distributor on the site. Regrettably, the distributor refuses to ship to Alaska, Hawaii, or internationally. *sigh*
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I'd imagine (without knowing the product) that it's just grain vodka with added honey, their description could easily mean "100% of the honey" rather than "100% of the fermentables".

Or it could be real distilled mead. I just know stuff isn't always what it claims to be (like pet food, the cheap brands are mostly grain, but they use a whole bunch of different grains, so that per type they are still less than the main protien, so the protien shows up as the first ingredient in the ingredients list).
 
I know there's Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey, but I'd bet dollars to donuts it's just flavored with honey, and that the spirit base is whiskey.

There's also Drambuie's Sylk cream liqueur, but that's also basically backsweetened, like the JD.
 
Check out Hidden Marsh Distillery Queens Flight Brandy, Seneca, New York State. 80 proof. $29 for 375 ml. I've tried it. It's certainly an unusual and respectable product. I am not sure that it conveys all the potential there is to be had in the honey-brandy concept, -- I hope they've held back some to try and see what their aging it a good 10 years or more might offer. Same producer as the above-mentioned "Bee Vodka", which I haven't tried.
 
I found some Mead Brandy at AJ's in Tempe, AZ, but it was modeled after Polish Krupnik so it was back sweetened heavily giving it a syrupy consistency and being rather sweet like a liqueur despite being 80 proof.

Overall it was enjoyable but it was not a favorite of anyone who sampled it.

I look forward to trying other versions of Mead Brandy perhaps with less back sweetening and more oak aging.
 
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