Mead is said to have been the principle of the Britons before the use of malt liquor among them; and long after the introduction of the latter beverage, mead was a favorite drink. It is an alcoholic beverage made from honey and water via fermentation with yeast.
It is alcoholic content may range from that of a mild ale to that of a strong wine.
It may be carbonated or sparkling; it dry ,semi sweet or sweet. Meadhing is the practice of brewing honey, therefore mead also known as ‘honey wine’.
A mead that contains spices such as cloves and cinnamon or herbs such oregano and lavender is called metheglin.
It was said that by drinking mead, the drink were thought to confer good health, longevity and fertility.
Mead – honey fermented drink
