Amrita Park Meadery

Continuing A Long Family Tradition Of Quality Boutique Mead Making.

Andy comes from a family with a long history of beekeeping and mead making.

After a successful career as an Aircraft Engineer Andy has followed his passion for all things MEAD and moved to beautiful Pomona in the Noosa Hinterland with his partner Nicola and created Amrita Park Meadery, Queenslands first Meadery, Cellar door and tasting room where the principles of Slow Food (Good, Clean & Fair) are practised everyday.

Andy has honed his skill as a mead maker over the years with the watchful eye and plenty of advice from his grandfather Dennis “Poppo” Coates, who loved to visit the Meadery right up until he passed away in June 2019.

As a strong advocate for Mead and a firm believer in educating the masses to the benefits of MEAD, Andy is looking forward to the challenges of growing Australia’s fledgling MEAD industry in conjunction with all MEAD makers, both amateur and professional.

Nicola shares the MEAD passion and brings unrivalled experience in flavour profile matching, fermentation knowledge and food science from a distinguished career as a qualified Chef. Nicola also shares the dedication for Slow Food principles and was instrumental in having Amrita Park Meadery attain an International Slow Food Snail of Approval.

Nicolas experience is further enhanced from her hands on expertise as a Certified Orthopaedic Cast Technician. With an uncanny ability to think on her feet and experiment with new techniques, Nicola is at the forefront of Australian Mead Makers.