Root by Art In The Age

We were initially turned on to this via Bobby’s post.

Our bottle of Root liqueur by Art In The Age came in the mail today — the label, bottle and cork are all beautifully designed! After obsessing over the packaging and pouring through the little booklet attached to the neck of the bottle, we decided to have a taste. Pure delicious!

Let me preface by stating we’re by no means drink connoisseurs and our attempts at explaining such a wonderful beverage are feeble at best, but I digress. Before you take a sip, you immediately smell root beer and brown sugar, so you think it’s going to be sickeningly sweet. Once the good stuff hits your lips the first thing you taste is anise, then all the complex flavors hit you, all over different parts of your tongue. The bite is fairly light, akin to a nice gin and the finish is exceptionally smooth.

Interestingly enough, for such a complex drink, it’s not heavy at all. I could see myself mixing this with some tonic water (to fizz it up), but in truth I think it’s fantastic enough to stand on it’s own.