Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

132 woman&home PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD

Mi d Wa l e s

THE HIDDEN

F O O D I E H AV E N

Jessica Ransomexplores the beautifultown ofMontgomery in

Mid Wales and feasts on some fantastic local produce

W

hetheryou’rea foodanddrink

enthusiast,a keenhistorybufforjust

a loveroftheGreatOutdoors– Mid

Waleshassomethingforeveryone.

Pencilin a fullweekendsothatyou

canexploreallthatthelivelyregionhastooffer.

A goodplacetobeginis a beerat thehugely

welcomingandjollyMonty’sBreweryvisitorcentre.They

haveeight‘corebeers’here,includinga tropicalfruit

goldenalenamedMasquerade,a slightlyhoppiergolden

alecalledSunshineandtheinternationallyacclaimed

Monty’s Dark Secret – which apparently is very popular

in Finland.Theirbeershaveconsistently been awarded

GreatTaste’sprestigiousgoldstars.

Naturallytherefore,whenPamHoneyman,a former

primaryschoolteacherturnedbrewer,wasfacedwith

anoverlybubblybatch,shewasdeterminedit didn’tgo

towaste.SoPamandherhusbandRussembarkedon

a missiontocreateginfrombeer.DarkSecretwasmixed

withGWYRginfromlocalGowerGinCompanyin

Swansea,theninfusedwithmorebotanicals,citrusanda

varietyofherbsandspices.Theresult?A deliciousspirit

withnotesofcoffee,andstrongovertones of chocolate

and orange, perfect for Christmas.

Thelocallandscapealoneis

enough to justify a visit

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