Summer Solstice Amaro

1 tbsp chopped dried orange peel
1 tsp anise seeds
1 tsp grains of paradise
2 tbsp cinchona bark
1/2 cup dried cherries
2 oranges' zest, cut into strips
2 lemons' zest, cut into strips
6 fresh sage leaves
6 fresh basil leaves
3 cups high-proof vodka or 151 or everclear

simple syrup and water

Combine everything, steep 3 weeks. Add syrup and water to taste.
300 ml 120 proof + 125 ml syrup + 125ml water
250 ml 120 proof, 100 ml syrup, 100 ml water, with 1 tsp ground cinchona, 1 tbsp cherry bark, and 1 tsp gentian instead of the 2 tbsp cinchona, and with fresh strawberries instead of dried cherries - too sweet and "fresh" tasting, almost candy like.
Source: Amaro by Brad Thomas Parsons