Makana Meadery iQhilika 'African Coffee' Mead old vine or Domfrontais region

or Domfrontais region

while the remainder is kept in stainless steel

Aging gracefully and offered in multiple vintages

before a 2 month passage in foudre to soften up even more before bottling

Makana Meadery iQhilika 'African Coffee' Mead old vine or Domfrontais regionFrom our importer: "iQhilika is a unique, fermented honey beverage produced within the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The Xhosa people, as well as the descendants of the Khoi San group of peoples who inhabit the region, produced the beverage by taking the specially prepared roots of succulents of the Trichodiadema genus and mixing this with honey, fruits, and or spices. Sometimes pollen or an extract of bee larvae (similar to 'royal jelly') is