Lost Cause - Back of House

Avocado Blossom honey & tart cherries aged in a combination of peated scotch, cherry brandy and soy sauce barrels. "SOY SAUCE? PEATED SCOTCH? AND AVOCADO BLOSSOM HONEY? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?" Fair enough. But if anyone was going to pull off a soy sauce barrel aged mead, we'd probably be at the top of that list. Just being honest. This mead is very Lost Cause-ish; unique and intense ingredients paired with a uniquely matching honey varietal, barrel aged and blended with intention and all coming together as a delicious beverage that works. When our good friend Geoff at Seven Caves Spirits mentioned he was making a rum barrel aged soy sauce, we both knew where that barrel would end up, haha. Notes of cherry, smoke, leather, chocolate and wood dominate the nose. The soy sauce barrel doesn't really show up until the finish, where it adds a subtle salinity that balances the sweetness and the smoky notes. It's a sipping mead but not nearly as weird as it sounds.