Včelovina Barrique covers limited editions (~1000 bottles each year) of mead, which matures in specially selected barrique oak barrels for more than one year. Maturation of this mead is evaluated individually for each barrel. It has a unique intense honey flavour with delicate hints of chocolate, vanilla or coconut, according to which specific barrel was used for the maturation (e.g. the current edition was matured in oak barrels previously used to store american burbon Jack Daniel's)
Best to be enjoyed slowly from the long-stemmed glasses, cooled down to 12-16 °C.
mead: Mead is an alcoholic beverage fermented from honey and water, with possibility of addition of other ingredients such as spices or herbs or in combination with fruit juices.
Classical mead: Classical mead is made by fermenting honey and water without any other ingrediences. It keeps its original honey flavour and taste.
Flower and honeydew honey together
This mead is not cooked, however, during its production, the honey was heated above 50 °C for a limited time. It could be heated up to temperatures of 80 °C, when some components of honey may be degraded.
Details about meadery Včelco
Vcelko is a family meadery based in Smolenice in Slovakia. Their mission is to produce only top products, connected with nature and bringing joy to their customers.
You can read more information about the manufacturer on the Brand tab.
Quality products in Medovinárna
The mead shop sells only products and mead from local or proven producers. When choosing our assortment, its quality is primary. We don't sell lower quality or industrial products just because they also have a target group.
Our customers are looking for our store precisely because they will find an assortment here that they can trust and all they have to do is choose a product or mead that they like. We have such a wide selection that everyone will find their favorite mead in it.
If you are unsure about the selection, write an e-mail to eshop@medovinarna.com or enter a question about the product.
Other information about product you may find in Mead World catalog by product code SK0414B/11JD.
The Včelco company is located at the foot of the Small Carpathians in Smolenice, directly below the majestic Smolenice Castle. They produce a wide variety of types of mead and are not afraid to experiment. Each bottle is of premium quality.
Včelco was founded in 2007 and, as the founders emphasize, it is a "small production with a big heart". Already the following year, they won the 1st medal at the most prestigious international Mazer Cup competition in America, and this motivated them a lot in their further work.
Pavol Kudláč, co-owner of the company, originally worked with his brother at Apimed. Together, they have been bees since childhood and very soon began to produce their first mead. In the beginning, they used the premises where Trenčia mead was produced. In 2007, he and his friends decided to go in a slightly different direction, as he himself said, "play more with mead" and founded the brand Včelco.
Little is known that until 2008 Včelovina was produced boiled, and since 2009 only unboiled using a new gentler technological procedure while maintaining the same composition of honey and the same recipe.
Beeswax Original was supplemented in subsequent years with Beeswax Special matured in oak barrels. Later, other types of mead were added, such as Natural now Classic mead, Prešporská and various fruit meads, of which Currant mead is on permanent offer. The premium lines are kept by Barrique Bee products matured in different types of wooden barrels. Popular are those batches that were left in used barrels after other alcohol (rum, whiskey, etc.).
Some series of meads were gradually replaced by others. For example, fresh fruit Berries were replaced in 2020 with a new line of Craft Bees.
Thanks to the considerable popularity of Včelco medovin and our friendly relations with the producer, we at Medovinárná do not miss any limited edition. You will learn the most detailed information about the products, where each one has a unique story behind it and the enormous effort and enthusiasm of the entire Včelco team.