Rogue Trading

20/04/2025

Good news and bad news today. Bad news: The Sloe Mead taster bottle has been emptied. Good news: The Elderflower Mead taster bottle has been opened... oh, and I SHIP TO THE STATES NOW!!

The admin has been sorted and we are good to go! Wait, what do mean by "tariffs"?

06/04/2025

No fool, he! April's Mead of the Month is Black Phillip from Apothecary Mead. Caremellised honey is fermented with Moroccan figs, bourbon vanilla beans and charred oak chips. Lighter than you might expect. It will appear on the website after today's market is over.

30/03/2025

The very belated Mead of the Month for March is The Morrigan from Apothecary Mead in Nottinghamshire. A spiced cherry mead, this one is definitely worth a try.

22/02/2025

Slightly delayed by a logistical hiccup, I can happily introduce February's second Mead of the Month! Made with agave honey, Grimnir is the newest addition from the Afon Mêl Meadery's Mead Hall range.

02/02/2025

The first Mead of the Month is Mountain Mead's Blackcurrant and Apple Mead! The second MotM will be unveiled next weekend. Observant mead fans may also notice the return of the Rookery's Raspberry Mead.

24/01/2025

Hunkering down during the storm right now, but will be attending the market in the Grassmarket tomorrow (25th January). Just because January has been quiet doesn't mean I've not been busy. To make up for the lull, February will have TWO meads of the month, plus some additional news.

20/12/2024

All set up for what will be my FINAL DAY at Castle Street Market. Due to 65mph winds being forecast, the Saturday and Sunday market days have been cancelled. Rogue Trading's last market of the year will be the Stockbridge market on Sunday 22nd, where father Chris-mas of the Rookery will be dispensing goodies.

18/12/2024

Its bloomin' windy! Because of this, today's opening of Castle Street Market is delayed until the afternoon, when the wind should have died down a bit. The exact time is unknown, but I will provide updates in the comments as I receive them. The next one is expected at 10.

17/12/2024

Final call for online orders that need to be delivered before Christmas! Orders received before midnight tonight (17th) for despatch tomorrow.
If you miss this, your last chance to grab some mead this year will be to catch myself at the Castle Street Market from 10AM-7PM every day until the 22nd. Alternatively, Chris (of Rookery fame) will be at Stockbridge from 10AM-4PM on the 22nd.

16/12/2024

Rest day! It looks like tomorrow isn't going to be a market day after all. Due to high winds, the setup of the Castle Street Market has been delayed until Tuesday the 17th. The market should still run every day from then until Sunday the 22nd. Chris from The Rookery will be covering Stockbridge on Sunday.

The 17th is also the deadline for orders that need to be delivered before Christmas. We cannot guarantee that orders received after that date will arrive in time.

01/12/2024

Sometimes, it is best to keep it simple. Wild fermented Ukrainian wildflower honey, matured in the vat for 5 years. December's Mead of the Month is Skuld from the Lancashire Mead Company. Available at the markets and online. Order by the 17th for delivery to UK addresses before Christmas.

21/11/2024

Just a heads up that Saturday's market is CANCELLED due to the predicted weather. Chris from The Rookery - Craft Mead was due to stand in for me while I attend the Traquair House Christmas opening (Sat-Sun, tickets available here: https://www.traquair.co.uk/event/traquair-christmas-opening/).

I will be back on Sunday the 1st of December at the Stockbridge market

We've made the tough decision to cancel this Saturday's market. The wind and rain mean it won't be safe. It's not something we do very often and we hate doing it but better safe than sorry.

Back again Saturday 30 November from 10 til 5.

17/11/2024

There are a few new meads on the stall today. A new batch of Midwinter Mead (Frankincense, Ginger, Whole Oranges) and the Wild Cherry Mead (Foraged Cherries) are available to try and will be on the website shortly.

03/11/2024

November's Mead of the Month is Tyr's Mead, a wild fermentation of Ukrainian wildflower honey, Vitex honey and fresh orange juice. It will be joined by the ever-popular spiced Krampus' Mead, a mead with more flavour and spices than you can shake a cinnamon stick at.

04/10/2024

October's Mead of the Month will be the Yggdrasil mead from the Afon Mêl Meadery in Wales. Made with forest honey, this light pure honey mead will be available to sample and buy at the stall throughout this month. It will be available on the website following the first tasting at the Stockbridge Market in Edinburgh this Sunday.

03/09/2024

Remember the meads I put on last winter based on donated cappings? Well, I finally bottled them. West Lothian wildflower honey on the left and Tay Valley wildflower honey on the right. Quite a difference! 8 months on and still cloudy. Huge cat for scale.

31/08/2024

The Mead of the Month for September will be the Rookery's Silver Birch Mead. Returning after years of absence, we'll be sampling the first bottle at the Stockbridge market on Sunday the 1st, after which it will be available on the website.

24/08/2024

All set up at the Grassmarket today, where I will be trading until 5pm.