8. Kinsale Mead

Made from fermented honey, mead is the world’s oldest alcoholic drink, dating back to 6,000 B.C. A visit to Kinsale Mead will reveal the drink’s age-old secrets on a fun and educational meadery tour. You’ll learn about honey and the fermentation and bottling process, on an hour-long tour that finishes with a guided tasting of four meads in the meadery’s tasting room.