A it hard to find but worth the effort. A bit set back at rhe back if a strip mall.The meads are not your typical meads. Not sweet. The tastings are well thought out. Tbr best way is to get a full flight of current offerings and a flight of aged and special offerings to taste through the differences. It was great to see a local Philly girl living her best life on the island.
Violet StarsMakeup
I’m not always the biggest fan of mead, but decided to try this place. My husband and I both LOVED their mead. We even got a bottle to take back to our resort. The staff was so lovely and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend!!!
Jason Samuels
Fantastic meadery, in the paradise of Kauai. Every trip to the island I visit here. Never crowded, always an enjoyable time. Tips and tasting notes from the queen Bee herself, Julie.
Rick Thomchick
Our first visit to Nani Moon was back in 2017 and we have been happy club members since then! Their mead is unique and delightful, and they run a very professional operation. We receive a shipment every three months, and it always arrives on time in high-quality shipping boxes. We enjoy their core products as well as the seasonal varieties they make. It’s truly a local business, not a tourist destination, and I highly recommend making an appointment to visit the tasting room the next time you visit Kauai.
Mark Lapid
With out a doubt top tier experience. Had the opportunity to try all available options. Was recommended the royal taster flight for the regular menu and a royal taster flight for their seasonal list. TOTALLY worth it to try their cacao moon regular vs their 9 year aged version/ their regular ginger spice vs the 7 year aged blend. Really fun to compare and contrast the flavor profiles.
Each glass was 2oz so plenty to share while also encouraged to make the most of the 12 TASTERS! Definitely try their pairing menu vegan chocolate was delicious.
You won't be disappointed by the strawberry lavender, only available on island and local.
Loved the whole experience (IMO best tasting menu on island) there is a dry, semi sweet and a sweet forward for all pallets to try. Great date outting. Walked away with 3 bottles.
Gina Marie Mattei
Such a fun experience and a MUST for anyone visiting Kauai! The mead is heavenly. You’re in for a real treat when you stop in for a tasting. And with the ability to ship bottles back to the mainland, you can bring home your favorites without crowding your luggage. We’ll be sharing some as souvenirs, but keeping most for ourselves… the perfect evening drink as we approach the fall and winter months back home. Prices are extremely fair for such quality and love poured into every bottle. Mahalo!
Brad Erickson
Wonderful surprise finding Nani Moon while I was walking around having professional auto work on a truck. I did the sample of four offerings. Really good. I'm a liquor guy but this Mead was awfully tasty.
KingOfSpades36
Fantastic experience and lovely mead. Highly recommend trying out the seasonal meads with the nuts and chocolate platter.
Gary Lau
Great Meads! Stephanie is an amazing mom and mead maker using all local ingredients. Must try everything and buy bottles to bring home!
Kelsie
Visited this past Saturday. Walked in and attempted to approach the counter to see the mead menu, but was cut off by the owner and told to find a table. Very similar experience to the other reviews in regard to relentless upselling, interesting staff personalities, and poor atmosphere. Tried all 10 of the current offerings, and only 1 was deemed “alright” between my boyfriend and I. Having visited many meaderies from various states with different styles, this isn’t a preference issue - they simply produce a poor tasting product. Recommend spending your time and money elsewhere on the island.
Visited this past Saturday. Walked in and attempted to approach the counter to see the mead menu, but was cut off by the owner and told to find a table. Very similar experience to the other reviews in regard to relentless upselling, interesting staff personalities, and poor atmosphere. Tried all 10 of the current offerings, and only 1 was deemed “alright” between my boyfriend and I. Having visited many meaderies from various states with different styles, this isn’t a preference issue - they simply produce a poor tasting product. Recommend spending your time and money elsewhere on the island.
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Quaint, friendly Meadery sources local ingredients from Kauai and nearby islands to create a honey wine.
Robert E
Being seasoned mead tasters and mead makers ourselves, Nani Moon has always been a spot that we have tried to visit on Kauai for the past several years. However, we haven’t been able to get inside this whole time due to their shifting, odd hours, or due to them simply being closed for no reason during their supposed business hours. Finally, we were able to visit them during our most recent trip.Despite what other reviewers said, the hostess was friendly enough and we felt welcome. She did deliver a fair amount of sales pitches, but she was thorough in answering our questions about the mead.As for the mead itself, we got a royal tasting set to try everything on the menu. One issue we had was that the tasting notes were hit-or-miss when it came to accurately describing the mead. For example, we thought that the Winter Sun wasn’t full-bodied and was a bit lacking in the flavors described (side note: for the reviewers complaining that there were no traditional, non-fruited meads on the menu, this one gets pretty close). Other meads, we felt the flavor was a bit too strong, like the Buzz Squared and Deviant Behavior meads, as their flavors lingered on our palettes for a while after the tasting, and not necessarily in a pleasant way. The other meads tasted as expected, with the Cacao Moon being the favorite. It was well-balanced and tasty.All in all, it was an ok experience that is a bit heavy on the wallet. I was fine with the price of the tasting, but I felt that the prices of the bottles and merch was quite high, despite the higher operating costs of Kauai. I wouldn’t dissuade others from coming here, but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it either.Side comments as a mead maker: the hostess mentioned that they stopped using crown caps due to the pandemic supply issues and had to switch to standard wine corks. This switch also caused them shipping issues due to corks popping out of bottles from carbonation. I was confused by this statement since all of their meads are still. This suggests that they might be bottling the meads before they are completely finished fermenting. Since their menu notes that they do not use chemical stabilizers (very handy tools to prevent these issues), they should probably look into using either champagne corks/cages, or letting their meads degas before bottling.
Mark Slusar
I regularly have mead from various award-winning Midwestern meaderies like Second City, Pips, and Schramms. Nani Moon's product is excellent and they specialize in dry meads which I don't usually have much access to. After tasting the regular offerings and seasonal offerings, I ended up buying a bottle of the seasonal offering of "candied orange cranberry cyser". Basically, the cyser is a mix of apple juice and honey instead of water and honey which are usually used to make mead. After we chilled it, the dry cyser paired wonderfully with our dinner that revolved around macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi.Chef's kiss!!
Chris Cahall
Went to this place as I love enjoying meads and visiting breweries when I travel. My friend and I want into this place and there was a lady behind the bar who could care less about us, was bothered by my questions and just plain rude. At one point she told me I was asking too many questions. The mead is ok if you like something that tastes like you fermented it in your kitchen. The atmosphere is weird and as a recommendation to the owners it would be advised to dump the dead weight of an employee/owner as she is a drag on anyone’s existence. At no point did I feel welcome and honestly she would be better fit in a job where she doesn’t have to interact with any humans. Ever.
A it hard to find but worth the effort. A bit set back at rhe back if a strip mall.The meads are not your typical meads. Not sweet. The tastings are well thought out. Tbr best way is to get a full flight of current offerings and a flight of aged and special offerings to taste through the differences.
It was great to see a local Philly girl living her best life on the island.
I’m not always the biggest fan of mead, but decided to try this place. My husband and I both LOVED their mead. We even got a bottle to take back to our resort. The staff was so lovely and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend!!!
Fantastic meadery, in the paradise of Kauai. Every trip to the island I visit here. Never crowded, always an enjoyable time. Tips and tasting notes from the queen Bee herself, Julie.
Our first visit to Nani Moon was back in 2017 and we have been happy club members since then! Their mead is unique and delightful, and they run a very professional operation. We receive a shipment every three months, and it always arrives on time in high-quality shipping boxes. We enjoy their core products as well as the seasonal varieties they make. It’s truly a local business, not a tourist destination, and I highly recommend making an appointment to visit the tasting room the next time you visit Kauai.
With out a doubt top tier experience. Had the opportunity to try all available options. Was recommended the royal taster flight for the regular menu and a royal taster flight for their seasonal list. TOTALLY worth it to try their cacao moon regular vs their 9 year aged version/ their regular ginger spice vs the 7 year aged blend. Really fun to compare and contrast the flavor profiles.
Each glass was 2oz so plenty to share while also encouraged to make the most of the 12 TASTERS!
Definitely try their pairing menu vegan chocolate was delicious.
You won't be disappointed by the strawberry lavender, only available on island and local.
Loved the whole experience (IMO best tasting menu on island) there is a dry, semi sweet and a sweet forward for all pallets to try. Great date outting. Walked away with 3 bottles.
Such a fun experience and a MUST for anyone visiting Kauai! The mead is heavenly. You’re in for a real treat when you stop in for a tasting. And with the ability to ship bottles back to the mainland, you can bring home your favorites without crowding your luggage. We’ll be sharing some as souvenirs, but keeping most for ourselves… the perfect evening drink as we approach the fall and winter months back home. Prices are extremely fair for such quality and love poured into every bottle. Mahalo!
Wonderful surprise finding Nani Moon while I was walking around having professional auto work on a truck. I did the sample of four offerings. Really good. I'm a liquor guy but this Mead was awfully tasty.
Fantastic experience and lovely mead. Highly recommend trying out the seasonal meads with the nuts and chocolate platter.
Great Meads! Stephanie is an amazing mom and mead maker using all local ingredients. Must try everything and buy bottles to bring home!
Visited this past Saturday. Walked in and attempted to approach the counter to see the mead menu, but was cut off by the owner and told to find a table. Very similar experience to the other reviews in regard to relentless upselling, interesting staff personalities, and poor atmosphere. Tried all 10 of the current offerings, and only 1 was deemed “alright” between my boyfriend and I. Having visited many meaderies from various states with different styles, this isn’t a preference issue - they simply produce a poor tasting product. Recommend spending your time and money elsewhere on the island.
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Visited this past Saturday. Walked in and attempted to approach the counter to see the mead menu, but was cut off by the owner and told to find a table. Very similar experience to the other reviews in regard to relentless upselling, interesting staff personalities, and poor atmosphere. Tried all 10 of the current offerings, and only 1 was deemed “alright” between my boyfriend and I. Having visited many meaderies from various states with different styles, this isn’t a preference issue - they simply produce a poor tasting product. Recommend spending your time and money elsewhere on the island.
Quaint, friendly Meadery sources local ingredients from Kauai and nearby islands to create a honey wine.
Being seasoned mead tasters and mead makers ourselves, Nani Moon has always been a spot that we have tried to visit on Kauai for the past several years. However, we haven’t been able to get inside this whole time due to their shifting, odd hours, or due to them simply being closed for no reason during their supposed business hours. Finally, we were able to visit them during our most recent trip.Despite what other reviewers said, the hostess was friendly enough and we felt welcome. She did deliver a fair amount of sales pitches, but she was thorough in answering our questions about the mead.As for the mead itself, we got a royal tasting set to try everything on the menu. One issue we had was that the tasting notes were hit-or-miss when it came to accurately describing the mead. For example, we thought that the Winter Sun wasn’t full-bodied and was a bit lacking in the flavors described (side note: for the reviewers complaining that there were no traditional, non-fruited meads on the menu, this one gets pretty close). Other meads, we felt the flavor was a bit too strong, like the Buzz Squared and Deviant Behavior meads, as their flavors lingered on our palettes for a while after the tasting, and not necessarily in a pleasant way. The other meads tasted as expected, with the Cacao Moon being the favorite. It was well-balanced and tasty.All in all, it was an ok experience that is a bit heavy on the wallet. I was fine with the price of the tasting, but I felt that the prices of the bottles and merch was quite high, despite the higher operating costs of Kauai. I wouldn’t dissuade others from coming here, but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it either.Side comments as a mead maker: the hostess mentioned that they stopped using crown caps due to the pandemic supply issues and had to switch to standard wine corks. This switch also caused them shipping issues due to corks popping out of bottles from carbonation. I was confused by this statement since all of their meads are still. This suggests that they might be bottling the meads before they are completely finished fermenting. Since their menu notes that they do not use chemical stabilizers (very handy tools to prevent these issues), they should probably look into using either champagne corks/cages, or letting their meads degas before bottling.
I regularly have mead from various award-winning Midwestern meaderies like Second City, Pips, and Schramms. Nani Moon's product is excellent and they specialize in dry meads which I don't usually have much access to. After tasting the regular offerings and seasonal offerings, I ended up buying a bottle of the seasonal offering of "candied orange cranberry cyser". Basically, the cyser is a mix of apple juice and honey instead of water and honey which are usually used to make mead. After we chilled it, the dry cyser paired wonderfully with our dinner that revolved around macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi.Chef's kiss!!
Went to this place as I love enjoying meads and visiting breweries when I travel. My friend and I want into this place and there was a lady behind the bar who could care less about us, was bothered by my questions and just plain rude. At one point she told me I was asking too many questions. The mead is ok if you like something that tastes like you fermented it in your kitchen. The atmosphere is weird and as a recommendation to the owners it would be advised to dump the dead weight of an employee/owner as she is a drag on anyone’s existence. At no point did I feel welcome and honestly she would be better fit in a job where she doesn’t have to interact with any humans. Ever.
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