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New York’s First Meadery Taproom: Here’s What You Should Know Before Visiting Honey’s

Is it wine? Is it sweet?

New York’s First Meadery Taproom: Here’s What You Should Know Before Visiting Honey’s

New York’s First Meadery Taproom: Here’s What You Should Know Before Visiting Honey’s

Is it wine? Is it sweet?

New York’s First Meadery Taproom: Here’s What You Should Know Before Visiting Honey’s

Nestled in the corner of an industrial Bushwick neighborhood is Honey’s, a tasting room attached to New York City’s first meadery. Those who pass it on the street might think it’s just another hidden cocktail bar off the Jefferson L subway stop — and they’re not totally wrong. Honey’s is a cocktail bar, but all of the mead it sells is made directly next door at Enlightenment Wines Meadery.

“It’s kind of like we’re a pasta factory with a restaurant in the front,” co-owner and mazer (a mead-maker), Raphael Lyon said. Honey’s is a tasting room where…

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