Lindisfarne Mead Lindisfarne Mead Lindisfarne Mead is a fortified honey alcoholic drink from Northumberland in North East England, with links to the monks of Holy Island. It is made exclusively in St Aiden's Winery on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Like other mead, Lindisfarne mead is fermented from honey. However it is also vatted with fermented grape juice, herbs, natural well water and fortified with fine spirit. The honey which is used in the production of Lindisfarne Mead is drawn from around the world as well as from the island. Unlike other traditional mead, Lindisfarne mead is actually a hydromel because it
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