the night speech of plant and stone

1 rinse Bitters, Dandelion & Burdock (Dr Adam Elmegirab's)
2 oz Cognac (something dark/woody)
1 oz Valdespino Jerez Quina
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Elisir Novosalus
1⁄4 oz Bitters, Bittered Sling Moondog
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Rinse an ice filled Old Fashioned glass with the Dandelion and Burdock bitters. Stir everything else, strain into rinsed glass, add a chunk of ice.

Notes

Well, this is bitter. Novosalus drives the drink - it's like Braulio + Erborista. The core of the drink is chocolatey-herbal and flatly bitter, not tannic but medicinal. Not exactly delicious, but thoughtful and foreign.

History

A friend challenged me to come up with a replacement for some bitters I made a while back. I'm in the middle of my re-read of LoTR and this line suggested itself as a concept.

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Zachary Pearson
Year
2016
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Comments

Curated to change rinse from Teapot Bitters to Dandelion and Burdock Bitters per the recipe notes.