Honey-based drinks

Mead (, ), also called honey wine, and hydromel (particularly when low in alcohol content), is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20%. Possibly the most ancient alcoholic drink, the defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated, or naturally sparkling, and despite a common misconception that mead is exclusively sweet, it can also be d

thumb|200px|right|A glass of sbiten Sbiten (, ) is a traditional hot winter beverage in Eastern Slavic cuisine, including Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian cuisines made of honey, spices and herbs boiled in water. Sbiten was a popular drink in Russian cuisine before the appearance of tea in Russia.

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Balché is a mildly intoxicating beverage that was commonly consumed by the ancient Maya in what is now Mexico and upper Central America. Today, it is still common among the Maya. The drink is made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water, and fermented. A closely related beverage, made from honey produced from the nectar of a species of morning glory (Turbina corymbosa), is called xtabentún.

First beer to be brewed in the White House