Charter Oak Mead Cup Competition Results 2022
Thank you everyone for your participation as competitors, pro-judges, and public judges!
AND THE WINNERS ARE........
Best of Show - Entry# 3727 - Derek Batz - Wildflower Honey, Blueberry
See below for category descriptions
M1 Category - Traditional Mead - Honey mead, may includes hops, may include oak aging
M1A Category - SWEET Traditional Mead
M1A - First Place - Kevin West - #2549 - Orange Blossom Honey
M1B Category - SEMI-SWEET Traditional Mead
M1B - First Place - Kevin West - #2713 - Orange Blossom Honey
M1C Category - DRY Traditional Mead
M1C - First Place -Gary Ellis - #2481 - Wildflower Honey
M2 Category Melomel Mead - Honey/Fruit mead, no spice or grain
M2A Category CYSER Melomel Mead - with apples
M2A - No Entries
M2B Category PYMENT Melomel Mead - with grapes
M2B - First Place - Drew Fuller - #7224 - Wildflower Honey, Sangiovese grape
M2C Category BERRY Melomel Mead
M2C - First Place - Derek Batz - #3727 - Wildflower Honey, Blueberry
Second Place - Drew Fuller - #4763 - Wildflower Honey, Blueberry, Raspberry
M2D Category STONE FRUIT Melomel Mead
M2D - First Place - Jeremy Doubleday - #1842 - Princess Blossom Honey, Peach, Pear
Second Place - Derek Batz - #3417 - Wildflower Honey, Autumn Olive
M2E Category FRUIT Melomel Mead (examples include dates, prunes, pineapple, banana)
M2E - No Entries
M3 Category Mead - Spiced Mead - Honey/Spice mead, including fruit with spice
M3A Category FRUIT AND SPICE Metheglin Mead
M3A - First Place - Jen Berlin - #1239 - Wildflower Honey, Pineapple, Jalapeno
Second Place - Robert Fontaine - #9117 - Wildflower Honey, Apples, Spice
Third Place - Andy Abbagnaro - #1790 - Orange Blossom Honey, Apples, Spice
M3 Category SPICE AND HERB OR VEGETATIVE Metheglin Mead
M3B - First Place - Derek Batz - #2396 - Wildflower Honey, Elderflower
Second Place - Jeremy Doubleday - #4282 - Lemon Citrus Honey, Spearmint
Third Place - Jeremy Doubleday - #2119 - Lehuan Ule Blossom Honey, Hazelnut, Cocoa
M4 Category Specialty Mead
M4 Category Braggot Mead - Honey and grain fermented together
M4A -No Entries
M4 Category Historical Mead - Bouchet and Ethiopian Tej
M4B -No Entries
M4 Category Experimental Mead - Mead that does not fit into any other category
M4C -No Entries
A special THANK YOU to the professional judges:
Kevin West - professional mead-maker - Nordic Moon Meadery
Lyndsay Roscoe - experienced mead judge, mead connoisseur for 15+ years
AND THANK YOU to our public judges! Your scores were a component in determining winners, and DO matter.
Competition mead categories reflect the national standards set by the BJCP :
Traditional Mead - Honey mead, may includes hops, may include oak aging
AND THE WINNERS ARE........
Best of Show - Entry# 3727 - Derek Batz - Wildflower Honey, Blueberry
See below for category descriptions
M1 Category - Traditional Mead - Honey mead, may includes hops, may include oak aging
M1A Category - SWEET Traditional Mead
M1A - First Place - Kevin West - #2549 - Orange Blossom Honey
M1B Category - SEMI-SWEET Traditional Mead
M1B - First Place - Kevin West - #2713 - Orange Blossom Honey
M1C Category - DRY Traditional Mead
M1C - First Place -Gary Ellis - #2481 - Wildflower Honey
M2 Category Melomel Mead - Honey/Fruit mead, no spice or grain
M2A Category CYSER Melomel Mead - with apples
M2A - No Entries
M2B Category PYMENT Melomel Mead - with grapes
M2B - First Place - Drew Fuller - #7224 - Wildflower Honey, Sangiovese grape
M2C Category BERRY Melomel Mead
M2C - First Place - Derek Batz - #3727 - Wildflower Honey, Blueberry
Second Place - Drew Fuller - #4763 - Wildflower Honey, Blueberry, Raspberry
M2D Category STONE FRUIT Melomel Mead
M2D - First Place - Jeremy Doubleday - #1842 - Princess Blossom Honey, Peach, Pear
Second Place - Derek Batz - #3417 - Wildflower Honey, Autumn Olive
M2E Category FRUIT Melomel Mead (examples include dates, prunes, pineapple, banana)
M2E - No Entries
M3 Category Mead - Spiced Mead - Honey/Spice mead, including fruit with spice
M3A Category FRUIT AND SPICE Metheglin Mead
M3A - First Place - Jen Berlin - #1239 - Wildflower Honey, Pineapple, Jalapeno
Second Place - Robert Fontaine - #9117 - Wildflower Honey, Apples, Spice
Third Place - Andy Abbagnaro - #1790 - Orange Blossom Honey, Apples, Spice
M3 Category SPICE AND HERB OR VEGETATIVE Metheglin Mead
M3B - First Place - Derek Batz - #2396 - Wildflower Honey, Elderflower
Second Place - Jeremy Doubleday - #4282 - Lemon Citrus Honey, Spearmint
Third Place - Jeremy Doubleday - #2119 - Lehuan Ule Blossom Honey, Hazelnut, Cocoa
M4 Category Specialty Mead
M4 Category Braggot Mead - Honey and grain fermented together
M4A -No Entries
M4 Category Historical Mead - Bouchet and Ethiopian Tej
M4B -No Entries
M4 Category Experimental Mead - Mead that does not fit into any other category
M4C -No Entries
A special THANK YOU to the professional judges:
Kevin West - professional mead-maker - Nordic Moon Meadery
Lyndsay Roscoe - experienced mead judge, mead connoisseur for 15+ years
AND THANK YOU to our public judges! Your scores were a component in determining winners, and DO matter.
Competition mead categories reflect the national standards set by the BJCP :
Traditional Mead - Honey mead, may includes hops, may include oak aging
- Category M1 subcategory A - Traditional, Dry Mead - Finished Gravity (FG) .990 - 1.010
- Category M1 subcategory B - Traditional, Semi-sweet Mead - FG 1.010 - 1.025
- Category M1 subcategory C - Traditional, Sweet Mead - FG 1.025 - 1.050
- Category M2 subcategory A - Cyser Mead- apple addition
- Category M2 subcategory B - Pyment Mead- grape addition
- Category M2 subcategory C - Berry Mead - berry addition
- Category M2 subcategory D - Stone Fruit Mead - stone fruit addition
- Category M2 subcategory E - Melomel Mead - fruit addition not described by categories A through D, OR a combination of fruit including a mix of categories A through D.
- Category M3 subcategory A - Fruit and Spice Mead - any fruit and spice addition
- Category M3 subcategory B - Herb or Vegetable and Spice Mead - defined as any herb or vegetable that is USED AS a spice in culinary practice , even if technically it's a fruit (example star anisette - is a fruit used as a spice)
- Category M4 subcategory A - Honey/Bragot Mead - grain addition
- Category M4 subcategory B - Historical Mead - please provide a description of why your mead is a historical type. Examples include Ethiopian tej and Bouchet.
- Category M4 subcategory C - Experimental Mead - Any mead that does not meet the above categories OR is a combination of several categories
You MUST completely fill in the entry form, EXCEPT the entry number which we assign. Please mail/drop-off the entry form WITH your mead. If you have multiple entries please (lightly) tape a form to EACH bottle. Bottles MUST be stripped of identifying markers/labels of the mead-maker, except the mead entry form. When we receive your mead entry we will remove your mead entry form and attach a special label that includes an ENTRY NUMBER WE ASSIGN, and a description of the mead based on your entry form. It does not include personal identifiers. Failure to provide a bottled as described may lead to disqualification. It comes down to this folks: We are not going to spend time peeling labels off commercial or personal mead entries.
Your payment online is preferred, you will received an email receipt. You may mail your entry fee with your submission, checks payable to Charter Oak Mead Cup.
Thank you for participating in the Charter Oak Mead Cup!
Mail to:
Charter Oak Mead Cup
Care of: Dragon Fire Meadery
Coventry, CT 06238
Your payment online is preferred, you will received an email receipt. You may mail your entry fee with your submission, checks payable to Charter Oak Mead Cup.
Thank you for participating in the Charter Oak Mead Cup!
Mail to:
Charter Oak Mead Cup
Care of: Dragon Fire Meadery
Coventry, CT 06238
