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By Nicole Danielle
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I created this cocktail for Season 2 Episode 12: A Midsummer Nightmare. I’m calling it Myravelle’s Elixir and it’s named after and inspired by the character Myravelle from the book Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar. Which is the book I read for the podcast episode. (You can read my book review here.)
Myravelle is the main female character in the story and she’s essentially Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. But the author, Rosalyn Briar, spins a different origin story and we get a more intimate understanding of who Myravelle really is and how she becomes the person she is.
In every episode of the podcast, my Romance on the Rocks co-host, Meghan, and I choose a cocktail we feel best pairs with our romance novel. After reading Her Dark Enchantments, I knew story had provided me with the ingredients for a cocktail. Briar possesses beautiful writing skills and many excerpts from the book kept flashing through my mind as I conjured this recipe.
Myravelle and her partner, Byzarien, often consume chamomile tea during the course of the novel. And he associates the scent of vanilla with Myravelle. So I knew those would be must haves for this drink. There’s also a particular line from the book I think is the true inspiration for Myravelle’s Elixir: “When he poured the hot water into the mugs, the scent of botanicals from Myravelle’s tea concoction wafted into the air — herbal with a touch of sweetness.” And so hints of honey seemed the order of the day.
I love making cocktails from tea-infused simple syrups so this seemed the perfect choice as one of the key ingredients. I opened my tea drawer and struck gold: a box of Celestial Seasonings Honey Vanilla Chamomile Herbal Tea. As for the liquor in the needed … a bottle of Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon seemed the only real choice. (The novel is written by Rosalyn Briar and mentions Briar Rose. It was easy to see the connection to Four Roses.)
And so this simple bourbon and tea-infused cocktail is herbal and delicious without being overly sweet. I hope you’ll give it a try! Want to read the book? You can get it from The Ripped Bodice here or Amazon here.
We’re Meghan Leigh & Nicole Danielle — two bookish biddies who love to imbibe and share their latest romance novel read. If you find romance novels as much fun as we do & you love a good laugh, then join us each podcast episode for a scandalously good time!
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