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{{Short description|Lithuanian alcoholic drink}}
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{{About|the alcoholic beverage|another similar name|Midas (disambiguation)}}

 
'''Midus''' is a type of [[Lithuania]]n [[mead]], an [[alcoholic beverage]] made of [[grain]], [[honey]] and [[water]].
[[Balt]]s were making mead for thousands of years.<ref>Antanas Astrauskas (2008), „Per barzdą varvėjo...“: svaigiųjų gėrimų istorija Lietuvoje {{ISBN|978-9955-23-141-7}}</ref> Old Lithuanian mead was made from a solution of honey and water simmered with various spices, such as [[thyme]], [[lemon]], [[cinnamon]], [[cherries]], [[Tilia|linden]] blossoms, [[juniper berries]], and hops.<ref>{{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}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://honeywinesaustralia.com.au/ |title= Mead Guide}} Tuesday, August 18, 2020 </ref>

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