Alvinne's Fellowship of Exceptional Ales n°6. Wild West Shiso. Athelas was a healing herb that grew throughout Middle Earth. Shiso is a mint-like Japanese herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Shiso was brought by a friend and added to a Chateau Carbonnieux red wine (Pessac-Leognon/Bordeaux) barrel with the help of our Japanese importer. This Wild West aged for 9 months in this first time used Hungarian oak barrel.