Abstract: The invention provides a method for the production of tasteful mead that has an unheard-of dry taste, wherein honey with rice koji for shochu and yeast added thereto is subjected to primary fermentation. Preferably, a particular flavor may have been pickled in the honey for the extraction of the flavor therein, and black koji or white koji is used as the rice koji for shochu. Preferably, the weight of the rice koji for shochu is 1% to 10% of the weight of the honey plus the water added, and the amount of the water added is determined such that the sugar content of the honey amounts to 10% to 20%.