season August
difficulty Medium
persons 2 prs.
time 20 min.

Calluna mead

Ingredients
  • 1 l mead
  • 30-40 g calluna flowers
  • 4 g cardamom
  • 1 g galangal root
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 g nutmeg
  • 1.5 g grains of paradise
Equipment
  • Preservation jar (1.5L)
  • Glass bottle
Directions
  1. Mix all the ingredients in the preservation jar.
  2. Let rest in a dark place for seven days at room temperature.
  3. Strain the liquid through a fine meshed strainer and pour it into the glass bottle.
  4. Seal the bottle, making sure it is airtight.
  5. Let it rest at room temperature for three months.
  • Tips

    You can enjoy the mead cold with an ice cube or as part of a cocktail. You can also use the mead as a replacement for beer, wine, or other types of alcohol in recipes.

  • Thorsten Schmidt

    Restaurant Barr

    Thorsten Schmidt is a Danish chef known for his sense of culinary adventure and love for experimentation. Raised in Jutland and trained in both Germany and France, Schmidt believes food to be a potential vehicle of cultural identity, pride and nostalgia. His former restaurant, Malling & Schmidt, served some of the most influential and inventive Danish food in the country. Schmidt is now a co-founder and partner of restaurant Barr. A collaboration between Schmidt and René Redzepi in the former noma restaurant space, Barr offers a convivial setting in which to enjoy high-quality comfort food and drink traditions of the North Sea.

    Thorsten Schmidt

    Restaurant Barr

    Thorsten Schmidt is a Danish chef known for his sense of culinary adventure and love for experimentation. Raised in Jutland and trained in both Germany and France, Schmidt believes food to be a potential vehicle of cultural identity, pride and nostalgia. His former restaurant, Malling & Schmidt, served some of the most influential and inventive Danish food in the country. Schmidt is now a co-founder and partner of restaurant Barr. A collaboration between Schmidt and René Redzepi in the former noma restaurant space, Barr offers a convivial setting in which to enjoy high-quality comfort food and drink traditions of the North Sea.

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