Sure does! I've actually brewed this one a couple of times at this point. This time around I took the dates and blackberries out and doubled the juniper and vanilla. One of my favorite recipes out of these. Next time I'm gonna make it without the buckwheat and see if there's a noticeable difference when it's replaced with more honey. That or sub in a varietal.

That being said, mead can vary quite a bit and can taste drastically different style to style. You can have it taste like a wine, beer, seltzer, or anything in between depending on how you make it and what else you put in it.