Bratislava: 30 Minute Mead and Honey Tasting Experience
ID: GYG948359-1477120
Category:
Country: Slovakia
Duration:
30 min.
Description
Honey and mead tasting experience enable you to get know the beautiful traditions of honey production of Slovakia.
Enjoy an experience in a honey shop located directly in Bratislava city center. Learn about the honey production and get the stylish honey souvenir pack.
You will meet with the local producer at a honey shop located directly in the Bratislava city center, just a few steps from Opera House. All the mead and honey are from small family owned beekeeping and mead factory located in Dolna Krupa, close to city of Trnava, about 60 km far from Bratislava. The shopkeeper will guide you thru brief mead & honey tasting. You will taste 4 samples of fine local honey (Creamed honey, honey with bee pollen, honey with propolis, and honey with cinnamon). After the honey tasting, you will also taste two samples of Slovakian peculiarity Trnava Mead (alcoholic beverage about 10-14% of alcohol). Mead is an alcoholic beverage, which is very popular in Slovakia. This mead is made from selected types of Slovak flower honey. The pure honey taste and aroma is finely tuned with herbs and spices. Historically, it became the first mead in the world to win gold medals at both the Apimondia and Mazer Cup, the world's largest competitions. The Slovaks drinks it in both summer and winter. In summer cold to 12-16° and in winter heated to 55-60°.
At the end of the tasting you will get stylish honey souvenir pack which will include:
Flower honey 250g
Mead - 0,18l
Slovak herb or fruit tea
Highlights
- Traditional Trnava Mead Taste
- Slovakian Honey Taste
- Stylish honey souvenir pack
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Enter to honey & mead shop APIMED located on Hviezdoslavovo namestie 22 and show the Get Your Guide voucher to shopkeeper
INCLUDED
- Tasting of 4 types of honey
- Tasting of 2 types of mead
- Stylish honey souvenir pack (1 x bottle of mead, 1 x bottle of honey, 1 x pack of Slovak tea)
NOT INCLUDED
- Hotel pick up & drop off
- Optional Gratuities
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.