Have you heard about mead,which is a kind of alcoholic beverage made from honey and water? Now this drink of kings is coming back to the US.

   The process of making mead is fairly simple.”We mix up honey and water over there and we pump it through a hot water bath at 160 degrees [71C] in a stainless steel coil here. Each one produces about 50 to 75 gallons [227-340 litres] of mead a day,” explains Mr Alexander.The raw material of making mead ,honey and water is very common,but what makes mead unique is it is alcoholic beverage.Maine Mead Works produces 7500 cases a year,including flavors of apple and blueberry.The reason why mead is able to come back is the changes of people’s preference.

   There is a lot of work to do to make mead known among people.In the past,people’s impression of mead is it is too sweet to match food.Technically, mead is classified as wine but it doesn’t have to be sweet.So,changing people’s perceptions is the most challenging thing to do.

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