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Best British Mead Types
Braggot is an ancient mead variety - a cross between mead and beer. Some classify it as beer with mead, while others call it mead with hops and grains. It was already familiar in the Middle Ages, and it probably originated in the British Isles.
Braggot was even mentioned in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, but it is almost impossible to pinpoint the exact place and time when it first appeared. Braggot is a versatile drink usually made with equal amounts of malt and honey, though the exact proportions may vary.
Metheglin is an ancient mead variety that was typically flavored with herbs and spices. The first written evidence of the name stems from the 16th-century Wales, but the drink was probably a mainstay in other regions as well. The honey-base of metheglin could have been spiced with many ingredients, but it usually included various herbs and plants such as fennel, marjoram, ferns, rosemary, liverwort, borage, and many more.
Spices such as cinnamon, cloves, or nutmeg were also sometimes added. Metheglin was more expensive to produce than cider and beer, and it somewhat fell out of fashion. These days, people brew it at home, and a few producers make a contemporary version of this old beverage, though they often label it merely as mead or spiced mead.
Lindisfarne is a type of mead from Northumberland, Northeast England. It is produced at St. Aidan's Winery on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, located just off the coast of England. The base of the drink is made with fermented honey and fermented grape juice.
It is enriched with herbs, adjusted with fresh water sourced from the local well, and then fortified with alcohol. This mead has a long and rich history that is mainly associated with the Middle Ages and Aidan of Lindisfarne, the founder of the Lindisfarne island monastery.
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