10/02/2026
Ready for this description? WOLF VI is a blend of barrel aged raspberry, blueberry and tart cherry meads w/ Lapsang Souchong tea, wild cherry bark, black walnut leaves, long pepper, Raw Pu-erh tea and smoked black peppercorns added, all aged 52+ months in a combination of red w**e, bourbon and imperial stout casks.
A note from Billy:
My favorite mead release of the year is finally here.
Wolf is our annual barrel aged, blended mead series that is really more of a love letter to all things complex, smoky and unique.
This year we decided to bring it back to the OG, Wolf The Dawning. The Wolf that started it all (and won best mead in the country at the inaugural US Mead Open).
The original Wolf was more fruit forward and w**e-like than Wolves of recent, with just a subtle smoke character. The fruit, honey and barrel all shined equally, and that’s what we wanted to do with this version.
We decided to go a little lighter on the smoked tea and smoked black pepper, and introduce some of our other favorite spices: black walnut leaves, wild cherry bark and long pepper.
I’m in love with this version of Wolf. It’s a slightly more drink-ready Wolf than years past and, like the OG Wolf, one of the best meads we’re ever made. I may be biased, I mean it is named after my son; but I’m still right.
Tasting profile: aromas of blueberry compote, dried fig, to***co, incense and sweet woodsmoke. Flavor is berry-forward at first leading to smooth tannins, black tea and subtle smoke with a smooth and balanced off-dry finish. Ridiculous complexity and could be cellared for decades.
