noun
- plural of metheglin; alcoholic beverages made from fermented honey and water, often spiced
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The medieval feast featured various metheglins flavored with herbs and spices.
- Ancient recipes for metheglins called for honey, water, and aromatic ingredients.
- The tavern keeper stored his metheglins in oak barrels in the cellar.
- Traditional Welsh metheglins were prized for their complex flavors.
- The monastery produced metheglins using honey from their own beehives.