From clearcreekcourant.com
Whether it’s for last-minute holiday gifts, something sweet for Christmas dinner, or something exciting to open for New Year’s, there’s something for everyone at Slaymaker Cellar’s new tasting room on Miner Street.
Co-owners Chris and Kent Slaymaker started making mead, a honey-based wine, in Idaho Springs last year. In July, they and staff members Jenn Pedersen and Jessica Guy opened the tasting room at 1535 Miner St., where they offer samples, bottles of mead, and other honey-based products.
The Slaymakers and Pedersen explained how there is a mead for everyone. There’s a variety of flavours and a spectrum of sweetness. Some can taste more like beers, while others taste more like wine. They even offer sparkling mead.
“Anything we can do with grape wine, we can do with honey wine,” Kent said.
Slaymaker Cellars uses Colorado honey in its meads, and different honeys serve as the base for different meads. For instance, wildflower mead comes from wildflower honey, they said.
The business’ flagship meads are orange-blossom, wildflower, and tart cherry, but it also features rotating seasonals and dessert meads.
As for the new tasting room, the Slaymakers and Pedersen said it’s been a great way to educate people about what mead is, build brand awareness, and visit with tourists.
Having the Miner Street Market when the tasting room first opened helped bring in more foot traffic, because most people would never notice the storefront just driving by, they commented.
Along with the tasting room, mead fans should also be on the lookout for Slaymaker products at local restaurants and retailers.
Overall, Chris and Kent said they want to be good employers who support local producers and serve a great product.
The Slaymaker Cellars tasting room is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. For more information, visit slaymakercellars.com.
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