Drinks built substantially on honey — used as sweetener, flavouring, or fermentable base, as in mead. Their character depends heavily on the honey’s botanical origin, which shapes colour, aroma, and flavour, so single-origin honeys give these drinks distinctive identities. Producers must verify honey authenticity, since dilution with cheap syrups is a long-standing form of adulteration in this category. Fermented honey beverages such as mead add a further layer of process control, requiring clean fermentation to avoid off-flavours while preserving the delicate aromatics that make honey-based drinks distinctive.