National Mead Day is the first Saturday in August, and I do like my Mead. I determined that since we were celebrating Mead, that we should make a Mead cocktail rather then simply drinking a glass. After an online search we and decided on A Cure for What Ails You. Off we went to our local liquor store, only to discover that they had no Mead! As we were about to give up we noticed a bottle of something called "Brandymel" and decided that we could be flexible.
The original recipe we found calls for 2 1/2 parts Mead; 1 part lemon juice; and 1 1/2 parts ginger beer, but since we were using liquor instead of "wine" we cut back a bit on the alcoholic portion. I adapted by using one six-ounce bottle of ginger beer, two ounces of lemon juice, and two shot glasses full of the Brandymel (for two servings). I mixed everything together in a measuring cup then poured over ice into two glasses. So refreshing for a hot summer day! We have dubbed it our new "house drink".
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