Stevnsberry Free Jazz (2025)

Spontaneously fermented cherry mead.

No water or yeast added. Fermented solely by the native yeast and bacteria present on the cherries. Made with local Stevnsbær cherries and local wildflower honey as the only ingredients. Both sourced from the same family!

Due to the nature of spontaneous fermentation, the Free Jazz series shows greater variation between vintages than many of our other releases. A product truly made for vertical tastings.

-------------------------- 2025 --------------------------

The 2025 cherry harvest was the wildest one yet. Yields were extremely low, and only a small amount of cherry mead was made at Marlobobo that year. However, the cherries we were able to harvest, were of such exceptional quality, that we may never see anything like it again. Sugar levels were about 60% higher than normal years, due to a long, warm summer.

This vintage is based on a single lot that underwent a slow, cold spontaneous fermentation, with 14 days of skin contact, gently worked through punchdowns and pump-overs, before only the free-run juice was collected (no pressing). It shows a deep, nocturnal purple cherry hue, with slightly more pronounced tannins and acidity than previous releases.


*The vintage year refers to the harvest year of the ingredients*