Here Charlotte and I are picking gorse:

I'm not too sure why we haven't tried it out before; I don't think there's a more iconic Manx countryside plant.


Quite a few people have mentioned it, or asked about it; so we're giving it a go. It's an interesting one because it's missing from every book we've got (and we've got quite a few!)... Hugh's given us a starting point though.

First impressions are good; the flowers have a really interesting aroma, almost coconutty, and they have much more flavor than I thought they would. So we've put down a variety of batches to start developing our own Manx Gorse recipe. We'll let you know when it's tasting time!