I made the frankincense/myrrh wine attempted to be fed by the romans to Jesus during the Crucifixion, either to numb him or to mock him with an expensive drink. Used concord grape wine (because let’s be real, it tastes amazing), serrata frankincense, and myrrh powder
by Ravenclaw_14
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Smells wonderfully grapey, with hints of that characteristic frankincense smell.
Tasting it, it has a floral, balsamic, bitter, aromatic tone with that recognizable concord grape taste.
Now, why would I make a narcotic drink that numbs the senses you ask? Curiosity pretty much.
Interesting. However, I think you got the story slightly wrong, Mark: 15:23 indeed says they (presumably the Romans who were crucifying and casting lots to divide up his clothes) gave him wine with myrrh (no frankincense in any of the translations I have). The scholarly consensus is that it was to dull the senses, but he did not take it.
How did you make it?
What a fun experiment. Did you ferment the grapes? Concord are not known for making decent wine, and certainly weren’t used by the Romans. I’d assume they’d use Sangiovese or Pinot, or maybe variety that’s not common today.
How are you posting this while crucified?
This seems like a lot of effort. I’ll just take a bunch of water to the next wedding I attend.
That’s a fascinating project. The frankincense adds something you don’t usually see in wine, and I’m curious whether it came across as medicinal or actually complementary to the concord base. Concord’s got enough body that it could either ground those resin notes or get overwhelmed by them depending on the ratios. Did the myrrh lean more bitter or did it settle into something drinkable, or was the whole thing more of a historical curiosity than something you’d actually want a glass of.