Collection: Crafters and Creators Collection

Psychopomp is a sleeper hit. I usually am a chad normal honey mead enjoyer without adding a lot of stuff to it, but Psychopomp is definitely pretty good even for someone like me.

Lookers: Cool looking ruby red color with carbonation bubbles clinging to my Glencairn glass. Smellers: Strong tart sour cherry smell, but not overpowering or potent, just a nice cherry tickle in my schnozzle. Tasters: Smooth tart sour cherry in a nice balanced manner. The cherry smoothly slides up in your DM's and is like nah bro no strong alcohol nail polish taste with me, here have so of this sour tart cherry now with some carbonation tickles. Then we will end this dance with some extra sour on the finish. I couldn't really taste honey, but I could feel its essence.

I wish there was a bit more of a honey flavor but others have mentioned tasting the honey, it also might be the fact I drink everything cold. Overall, it is pretty good and that is from someone who does not really care for cherry, or flavored meads for that matter. If you like tart sour cherry then you will definitely like it.

The flavor profile of this mead was, to me, fantastic. A little spice from the cinnamon and chili was what was most noticeable, but the vanilla blunted it and gave it that sweet/spice balance. It's one of my favorites.

I love this mead - not too sweet, a nice ginger bite. A perfect cold sipping mead on a hot day.

A refreshing brew to tide you over as the ferry bears you gently across the river. The crisp and subtle sweetness contrasts the bold and dry character of other craft meads, retaining the essence of raw honey in your cup of tea.

Very happy with this purchase! The case included several meads that I hadn't and otherwise wouldn't have tried. It helped me find a few new favorites and gather opinions on everything included

Heavenly aromas and a blend of savory tastes which makes for a refreshing bouquet

Great taste!

Intro - Valkyrie's Choice was probably the first of Groennfell's craft mead lineup I tried many years ago from the variety case. It was immediately one of my favorites for the price, with Old Wayfarer taking first place. However, I do not know if the formula changed over time if my tastes changed, or if I am remembering wrong because it's not quite the same now as it was back then. With that said even though it's different it does taste cleaner, probably due to them no longer using sulfates and the like.

Lookers - Valkyrie's Choice has a very pretty golden wheat appearance that is much lighter than Old Wayfarer, it reminds me of a Moscato wine appearance. It is a little bit misty yet you can almost look through it, and a slight amount of carbonation bubbles cling to the side of my glass.

Sniffers - The aroma is hard to pick up on, especially with the liquid being cold, as well as my air leaving my nose dry and sad, making it even harder to pick up any smell. It has a very subtle honey smell (who would have guessed) and not much else, I could not even smell any alcohol which is good.

Tasters - Smooth and crisp honey flavor with a slight fizzle in the mouth like it's giving a little hello how are you to me. The honey flavor is very light especially if you are used to "full" bottled mead's, but still nice and honey in my tummy feeling. There is a strange other cereal grainy flavor in there somewhere, but still enjoyable. It is very smooth as I barely pick up any alcohol taste. A faint but obvious fizzy taste tickles my tongue like it is giving me a goochy goochy goo. The aftertaste is a stronger honey flavor and the other mentioned flavor is gone.

Conclusion - If you are like me and you enjoy pure honey flavor mead more than wacky mead flavors like blueberry mead (if mead was supposed to be blueberry flavored then Bee's would be blue :p) then you will like Valkyrie's Choice by Groennfell Meadery. Just keep in mind if you are new to these types of craft mead's that they are much lighter than "full" mead's you would find in a bottle, so do not expect a honey elemental to pop out and slap you across the face.

With that said I do wish it had a stronger honey flavor as it is pretty mild, so you might prefer something with a bit more honey flavor along with a bit extra flavor such as Old Wayfarer or Hop Swarm both of which are in my opinion stronger honey flavors with other additional flavors but don't tilt to the dark side of cherry/blueberry mead. It is still pretty good and worth a try though, the old Barrel Aged Valkyrie's choice was a better version but the new iteration which is Shieldmaiden was much worse (the original release), however I have not tried the new Shieldmaiden formula so take that opinion with a grain of salt.

There are some mead makers that try and get too fancy with their mead. Old Wayfarer offers a true traditional mead. Lightly oaked (traditional as that was the only way to store mead till modern times), golden, crisp, and a good kick provides an authentic flavor for any Viking after a hard day's work.

If you're new to mead, this package is a great way to start enjoying this ancient drink. The varieties offered will give you an appreciation for the different pairings of honey, herbs, fruits, and other ingredients. But I must warn you, once you've tasted mead, all other drinks will pale in comparison.

Sam was great to work with! I'm pretty green with a lot of things and messed my order up for my husband gift. Sam helped me through that, and when something was damaged through shipping Sam helped make it right and replaces the damaged item. We will be ordering more through this company for the very fact customer service was top notch!

Thank you!

Actually got the draki mead due to a system issue, but very satisfied all the same!! Draki has a similar taste to wild hunt, maybe a little dryer and more tart, but overall was a great drinking experience!

The chili peppers provide the right amount of heat to layer on top of the complexity of the spices. The flavor of the smoked peppers is at the forefront with just a little tingle of heat following each sip.

As good as always. One of favorites, regardless of the year.

This year's Heggir is even better than the last. The sweet/tart flavor and the deep aroma make it a winner. I love the tart cherries and how each year's batch is a little different from the year before's. You can't beat this with any mass produced stuff. Keep it up!