OK, so last night I am re-reading a favorite book of mine, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and came across an interesting passage concerning Metheglin. While I have heard of this honey-based libation, I have never tried it. To quote the passage:
"Metheglin," Stanchion informed me. "Try it and you can thank me later. Where I'm from, they say a man will come back from the dead to get a drink of it."
I tipped an imaginary hat to him, "At your service."
"Yours and your family's," he replied politely.
I took a drink from the tall tankard to give myself a chance to collect my wits, and something wonderful happened in my mouth: cool spring honey, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, pressed grape, burnt apple, sweet pear, and clear well water. That is all I have to say of metheglin. If you haven't tried it, then i am sorry I cannot describe it properly. If you have, you don't need me to remind you what it is like.
So basically... How hard is it to make, and does anyone have a recipe that sonds like the nectar described above?