Dansk meads are based on recipes from around the year 1700. Only pure, 100% natural ingredients are used in the creation of these meads. Honey is the major and most important item in the recipe. Mead is probably the oldest known alcoholic beverage in the world. From Europe to Australia mead has been a popular drink, dating back to long before Viking Times. One of the earliest references to mead can be found in the Hindu’s of India’s holy books, the Veda books, which date back 4000 years and possibly even earlier.