Dynamical botanicals

Strolling through the sweet scent of new pine furniture, we turned a corner to find ourselves in a botanical superstore. Sacks of caraway seeds, coriander seeds, and chamomile tea were stacked high before us. We then noticed the jars of dried mint, gorse petals, and home-made limoncello, as well as the definite sense of spicy bonfire smoke. The smoke evoked heavily charred lemons, but with star anise and the complex herbal botanicals of dry vermouth. A few drops of water released sweet aromas, however, as lemon sorbet mixed with hazelnut cream and sweet dessert pastry. Elements of dill arrived, mixed into olive oil, before we finished with the bittersweet nature of apertif spritz, and camphor and menthol balm.