Friday 6th June 2025

It might be officially summertime, but the weather had other ideas on Thursday. In order to enhance the tasting experience (and to prevent them from seeing the bottles) the students closed their eyes when sampling the botanical brews! They were however, allowed to use their sense of smell. After some initial confusion, they were all spot on and unanimous in identifying: fennel, lemon balm, mint and sage, so well done.  They were not in agreement about the taste with reactions ranging from "Can I have some more?" to "That was horrendous!" The last drink was from a plant and this is the one they voted for as the best-elderflower cordial with the addition of lemon and honey. Of the herbal concoctions, fennel won easily.  This took up the whole session but Felicity spotted an unusual, and as yet, unidentified moth right at the end. It is almost camouflaged with the wood, as you can see in the photo.  No need to water anything this week!