midus

{{Short description|Lithuanian alcoholic drink}}

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{{About|the alcoholic beverage|another similar name|Midas (disambiguation)}}

Midus is a type of Lithuanian mead, an alcoholic beverage made of grain, honey and water.

Balts were making mead for thousands of years.Antanas Astrauskas (2008), „Per barzdą varvėjo...“: svaigiųjų gėrimų istorija Lietuvoje {{ISBN|978-9955-23-141-7}} Old Lithuanian mead was made from a solution of honey and water simmered with various spices, such as thyme, lemon, cinnamon, cherries, linden blossoms, juniper berries, and hops.{{cite book |last1=Kublickas |first1=Rimantas |title=Traditional Foods |pages=339–343 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4899-7648-2_27 |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-4899-7646-8 |chapter=Midus: A Traditional Lithuanian Mead}} Today Midus is produced by several companies and is to be found in the majority of liquor shops in the US and supermarkets in Lithuania.{{cite web| url=https://honeywinesaustralia.com.au/ |title= Mead Guide}} Tuesday, August 18, 2020