1 rinse Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s (Dandelion and Burdock)
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.