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Bringing Back The World's Oldest Fermented Beverage | PARAGRAPHIC

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Honey, the fundamental sugar in mead, is the most expensive commonly-used fermentable ingredient in modern alcohol production. Over the centuries, this nectar of the gods fell into obscurity but recently began a modern drinking renaissance. One small business is on a mission to revive the ancient beverage for the many who haven't tasted or even heard of the amazing wine made from honey.

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20 Comments

@PARAGRAPHIC Creator 5 years ago Pinned

You can watch more of the mead making process directly from Superstition Meadery on their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfqaSGdBs_p0LFbNP4H-lg

@saltysnake3774 5 years ago

"I'd be a lot warmer and a lot happier with a belly full of mead."

@JamesStarbullet 6 years ago

This man smelling the mead like it's wine and shaking it around destroys my image of Vikings smashing down mead in the halls of Valhalla.

@fluggenn 5 years ago

As a beekeeper hearing you guys saying buying localy makes me happy. Really thinking to get into mead making aswell.

@Matty88K 5 years ago

I am a homebrewer. One of my friends is a beekeeper and makes fabulous, award winning meads. One reason is he is so good is the effort he puts in, but his access to well harvested honey from his own hives is also a big factor. You can taste the difference in the honey before it's fermented and it is so much better than what you can buy.

@JasonPalenske 5 years ago (edited)

"We're making something no one knows about.."

Stares at bottles of home made mead on shelf.

@brendanrandle 6 years ago

it still blows my mind that in the U.S you can buy something labelled as honey and it not be 100% honey

@revylokesh1783 6 years ago

I live in a small country, Luxembourg. We have a "national brand" for certain products (a label, really) things like butter, ham, wine, and honey, among others.
If you buy a jug of honey with that label on it, you get the name, adress, and phone-number of the beekeeper your honey is from. And the honey (even from the same beekeeper) will be different in taste, texture, and colour depending on the season the honey was produced and what environment the beekeeper placed the hives in.
Doesn't get more transparent than this, as far as traceability goes.

@imperil7688 5 years ago

“We make something that no one knows about.”

elder scrolls players have entered the chat

@Nauro50 5 years ago

"Bringing Back" seems quite weird with international audience. The mead never went away in many parts of Europe.

@mvcharisma 5 years ago

Sounds like this factory’s toilet water is cleaner than the water coming from our taps 😂

@haris.saputra. 6 years ago

Thay guy explaining mead is so passionate with his world. I love it

@alexanderaaron7930 6 years ago (edited)

"DRINKIN' MEAD IN THE HALLS OF WHITERUN ! THE MAIDENS AND THE MEN, WE SWIG OUR BREW UNTIL WE SPEW, AND THEN WE FILL OUR MUGS AGAIN !"

@thousandeyes5357 6 years ago

As someone who makes mead, i agree with getting the best ingredients. When I first began, I would purchase cheap honey from the store, now I purchase honey from my local bee keepers. The difference in quality is astounding. Great video!

@AsterBelgano 5 years ago

"We're making something no one knows about.."

stares at all the brands in the store

@olofsvard8222 5 years ago

"We make something that no one knows about." 😂🤣

@kickboxing6958 6 years ago

Mead ingredients: Beard, Honey, Water and Yeast

@ragnare 6 years ago

Yeah I'm gonna need a source on that "amazing" etymology.

@spicyafricanman2401 6 years ago

I love the way they talk about the making this mead, they're literally in love with the process, you'll never work a day in your life if you love your work.