Makana Meadery iQhilika 'African Herbal Blossom' Mead santa cruz Pair with salty shellfish in

Pair with salty shellfish in freshly-squeezed lemon and chopped parsley

Oberon is the color and scent of sunny afternoon

white meat

Aged for 15 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels

Fermentation in cement preserves the fruit flavors in this wine

Makana Meadery iQhilika 'African Herbal Blossom' Mead santa cruz Pair with salty shellfish inFrom 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