Hi Everyone!! We have been so busy well, with life that the grass has grown up with all the rains. The jungle has all of a suddenly sneaked up on us and bang…we feel like we are living in the middle of the bush. Aaarghh!! Can’t see anything for the tall grass and humongous weeds (here in Belize, they are not mere dandelions…they grow into monster plants)!!
It is time for a big mow and tidy up. Gnome agrees with me too.
However, we have one slight problem. The weather is not co-operating!! It is pouring down!!
So, instead of farm stuff let us move swiftly onto a metheglin tasting. During our EasterTime madness, Gnome had made a Resurrection Metheglin with the following flavourings: liquorice root, star anise and Ligusticum wallichi, also known as Chuanxiong Rhizoma in Traditional Chinese Medicine and also as Szechuan Lovage. The star anise and liquorice root add that sweetish, unctuous and mouth-coating flavour while the Rhizoma adds a more earthy, complex and spicy aroma that has hints of fennel and celery.
Colour is golden yellow and effervescent; medium sized bubbles with good fizz. Slightly cloudy. No Head.
Smells like a lager.
The first sip is thirst-quenching when served at a cold temperature. It is mild tasting with anise and celery-like under-tones. The herbaceous flavour is light and crisp, adding a refreshing feeling to the overall taste. The liquorice is not detectable so for next time, we will add more of this.
Very Good!!
So good that Munchkin has a confession to make. There are no more bottles left…they have been systematically guzzled down …slowly…one a day (56 bottles in total). She just had the last one today and so felt that it was time to do a “tasting” before the Resurrection Metheglin was sadly a thing of the past.