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Klapøjster Mjød

A mead from Dansk Mjød with aquavit added, after the old Danish custom of mixing mead and schnapps, bottled at 21.8 per cent.

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A bottle of Klapøjster Mjød among dried grasses
A bottle of Klapøjster Mjød among dried grasses
Klapøjster Mjød with a poured glass and blue cheese
Klapøjster Mjød with a poured glass and blue cheese

Pictures © Dansk Mjød, from mjod.dk.

Why it is renowned

Klapøjster Mjød keeps alive a Danish drinking custom: once schnapps arrived towards the end of the Middle Ages, mead mixed with schnapps became a common drink, called by a different name in each region. In southern Jutland it was Klapøjster, the dialect word for a somersault, and the mead carries that name.1 The aquavit makes it stronger than a plain mead, at 21.8 per cent, with a finish of schnapps over the body and sweetness of the honey wine.1

The story

Dansk Mjød brews it from honey, water and hops, then adds schnapps.1 It is bottled in 25 cl and 75 cl bottles and in 3 and 10 litre sizes.1

Sources
  1. Klapøjster Mjød, Dansk Mjød. mjod.dk, read 1 October 2026.

Last checked 2 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.