Thanks to everyone who entered the Third Annual Equinox Mead Competition.  We had twenty entries from ten different Alaskan meadmakers.  Yours truly took Best of Show with a Orange Blossom Riesling Ice Wine Pyment. 

 

Thanks to Mike Kiker of Celestial Meads for sponsoring the competition.  After a slow start due to the power outage the evening before, we were off and running on Saturday.  I want to give special thanks to the judges and stewards who assisted in making this a fun and smooth running event.  We were able to end on time so Mike Kiker could attend his daughter’s wedding that afternoon.

 

Here are the results:

 

1^st.  Jason Ditsworth, GNBC, Sage Blossom Mead, Traditional Semi-Sweet Mead

2^nd.  Breck Tostevin, GNBC, “The Mountain’s Gonna Sing,” Sourwood, Traditional Sweet Mead 

3^rd.  Joe Michael, GNBC, “Meli Kolohe,” Macadamia Nut Blossom, Traditional Sweet Mead

 

 

1^st.  Breck Tostevin, GNBC, “Reisling Love Juice,” Pyment,  Reisling Ice Wine and Orange Blossom Honey, Best of Show

2^nd. Breck Tostevin, GNBC, “Mambo”  Other Fruit Melomel, Raspberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Black Currant, Blueberry, Sourwood and Clover Honey

3^rd.  Steven Baxter, GNBC,  Other Fruit Melomel, Strawberry Rhubarb, Clover and Tupelo Honey

 

 

1^st.  Breck Tostevin, GNBC, “Old Ginger Blend”  Metheglin, Ginger, Mango and Clover Honey

2^nd.  Steve Jayich, GNBC, “Oaked Multi-Berry Mel,” Open Mead, Hungarian Oak, Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Cranberries, Black Currants