Greater Poland Mead Cup Home Competition
The goal of the competition
The goal of the Greater Poland Mead Cup competition is to select and promote the best meads produced by professionals in Poland and abroad. The criteria for evaluation will include taste, aroma, appearance, adherence to style, and overall impression the mead leaves.
Submitting Entries
August 1st - September 30th, 2023
Competition for
home meadmakers
The cost of submitting one mead
7 EUR
How to prepare a package for shipping?
Prizes
In each category
In each of 4 categories:
- For the 1st place: GPCCH 2023 diploma, gifts from PTP
- For the 2nd place: GPCCH 2023 diploma, gifts from PTP
- For the 3rd place: GPCCH 2023 diploma, gifts from PTP
Main Prize
Among the winning meads in each category, the jury will select the mead that will be awarded the title “The Greatest Home Mead”. The additional prizes for the recipient of this title include:
- Production of the winning mead according to the winning recipe at Miodosytnia Imbiorowicz.
- Graphic design of the label for the winning mead, including information about the Home Meadmaker (name and/or name of the home brewery).
- 36 bottles of the mead produced as part of the prize or their equivalent.
- 2 nights for 2 people at Miodosytnia Imbiorowicz in an apartment by the lake.
Entries and Competition Categories
Meads
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In this category, honey wines made from single varieties of honey or a blend of different types of honey are the foundation of meadmaking. Dry, semi-sweet, or sweet meads should be characterized by the highest quality of taste, aroma, and body, as experienced by many meadmakers. There are many paths to perfection, both traditional and modern.
Which meads should be submitted in this category?
- Dry Traditional Mead
- Semi-sweet Traditional Mead
- Sweet Traditional Mead
It is necessary to specify the type of honey used in the submission.
It is necessary to specify the level of sweetness.
It is necessary to specify the level of carbonation.
We have many wonderful combinations of honey wine with fruits. Whether it’s with apples, grapes, blackberries, or cherries, the choice of fruits is vast and limited only by our imagination. However, it is essential to remember about balance, as it is what characterizes the most outstanding fruit-infused meads.
Which meads should be submitted in this category?
- Cyser – with apples, pears, quinces
- Pyment – with grapes
- Honey wine with berry fruits
- Honey wine with stone fruits
- Melomel – other fruits
It is necessary to specify the type of honey used in the submission.
It is necessary to specify the level of sweetness.
It is necessary to specify the level of carbonation.
It is necessary to specify any additional ingredients used.
The richness of ideas from mead makers knows no bounds. Honey wine with coffee, tea, or spicy peppers? Braggot? Other experiments? This category is the perfect place for all these creative endeavors!
Which meads should be submitted in this category?
- Braggot
- Mead with coffee
- Mead with tea
- Mead with spicy peppers
- Experimental mead
- Historical mead
It is necessary to specify the type of honey used in the submission.
It is necessary to specify the level of sweetness.
It is necessary to specify the level of carbonation.
It is necessary to specify any additional ingredients used.
The richness of ideas from mead makers knows no bounds. Honey wine with coffee, tea, or spicy peppers? Braggot? Other experiments? This category is the perfect place for all these creative endeavors!
Which meads should be submitted in this category?
- Braggot
- Honey wine with coffee
- Honey wine with tea
- Honey wine with spicy peppers
- Experimental mead
- Historical mead
It is necessary to specify the type of honey used in the submission.
It is necessary to specify the level of sweetness.
It is necessary to specify the level of carbonation.
It is necessary to specify any additional ingredients used.
The Judges
The judging panel will consist of professionals and outstanding sensory experts, whose qualifications include certifications, experience from other competitions, and achievements in the field of sensory evaluation. The full list of judges will be presented soon.
The Greater Poland competition series could not exist without the dedicated judges and the team managing the contests. If you want to join this group, choose the form that interests you (or several! 🙂 ) and provide us with your information, or learn more about it.
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