water + honey + time
The drink
of the gods
Before wine, before beer, there was mead: water, honey and the patience of fermentation. One of humanity's very first fermented drinks, and the house speciality.
- ≈ 7000 BCJiahu, China
The oldest known traces of a drink fermented from honey, rice and fruit, found in Neolithic jars.
- AsgardNorse mythology
The mead of poetry: whoever drinks it becomes a poet. Odin himself is said to have stolen it from the giants.
- OlympusGreek mythology
Legend has it the nectar of the gods was nothing but honey wine.
- Middle Agesfrom Scandinavia to Brittany
The drink of feasts and banquets. In Brittany it is called chouchen.
- Today9 rue Dénoyez
A variety of meads, from regions of France and beyond.
How it's made
- Waterpure and lukewarm
- Honeywildflower, chestnut…
- Native yeastfermentation begins
- Timeweeks, sometimes years
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