Zymurgorium

Zymurgorium is a meadery, gin distilery based in Greater Manchester. It was founded by Aaron Darke, who calls himself “Zymurgorium Proprietor and Big Cheese”. He claims to have got the idea after brewing a lot for people at university and that he forages for his ingredients himself.

The meadery takes its name from Zymurgy — the branch of chemistry concerned with brewing and fermentation — and Emporium.

In addition to mead, they make a substantial number of other drinks:

• Zymurgorium Extra Io’s Footsteps Sweet Violet Gin Liqueur
• The Original Marmalade-of-Manchester Gin
• Zymurgorium Quince & Jamaican Ginger Gin Liqueur
• The Original Manchester Gin
• Zymurgorium Strawberry & A Trio Of Mint Gin Liqueur
• Zymurgorium Extra Gooseberry Gin Liqueur
• The Original Manchester Absinthe
• Zymurgorium Pink Grapefruit Gin Liqueur
• Zymurgorium Extra Rhubarb & Cranberry Gin Liqueur
• The Original Manchester Vodka
• The Original Manchester Sloe Gin
• Zymurgorium Superior Sweet Mead
• Zymurgorium & Northern Monk Cahokia
• Zymurgorium Turkish Delight Gin Liqueur
• Zymurgorium Crème of Hebridean Raspberry
• Zymurgorium Mandarin Dynasty Gin 42.5%
• Zymurgorium & Northern Monk Infirmarian

So, Manchester’s “first and presently only craft distillery” is worth a try as the meads they produce are very interesting in character and they explore flavours you don’t tend to find in other meads.

Meads we have found:

• Zymurgorium Superior Craft Mead
• Zymurgorium Cyser Craft Cider
• Ah Mucen Cab Chilli Craft Mead