History of alcoholic drinks "Gandhara stills" were only capable of producing very weak liquor, as there was no efficient means of collecting the vapors at low heat. While the art of wine making reached the Hellenic peninsula by about 2000 BC, the first alcoholic beverage to obtain widespread popularity in what is now Greece was mead, a fermented beverage made from honey and water. However, by 1700 BC, wine making was commonplace. During the next thousand years wine drinking assumed the same function so commonly found around the world: It was incorporated into religious rituals. It became important in hospitality, used for medicinal purposes,
Nabidh Nabidh Nabīdh (Arabic: ) is a drink traditionally made from raisins/grapes or dates steeped in water. Nabidh is non-intoxicating, but if left to steep over 12 hours, it can turn mildly intoxicating, or heavily intoxicating depending on the level of fermentation. Non-fermented (non-intoxicaing) Nabidh was one of the favorite drinks of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He never steeped it for more than 12 hours as steeping over 12 hours ferments the drink, making it alcoholic. Alcohol is forbidden in Islam. Abu Hurayrah narrates of the fermented version of the drink which was refused by Muhammad: I knew that the Apostle