Rite of Spring Amaro

1 tsp chopped dried orange peel

1 tsp anise seeds

6 green cardamom pods

1 tbsp wormwood

1 tbsp angelica root

1 tsp licorice root

1 tsp dried hyssop

1 tbsp dried hops

1 tsp dried artichoke leaf

1 tsp dried lemongrass

zest of 1 orange, 1 lemon, and 1 grapefruit, cut into strips

6 mint sprigs

6 fresh sage leaves

3 cups fresh high proof vodka, 151, or everclear

Combine, steep 3 weeks, add syrup and water to taste.

Source: Amaro by Brad Thomas Parsons

Attempts:
325ml 120pf, 175ml simple syrup, 250ml water - a little strong still but some neat flavors that are not as common in the rest of the ones I've been making.
325ml 120pf, 125ml syrup, 250ml water; without hops and lemongrass, with lemon thyme. Also pretty good.
200ml 120pf, 100ml syrup, 200ml water. Without sage, lemongrass and grapefruit; with rose flowers. A little less licorice, a little sweeter, though might be just my imagination.