Ent-draughts

Entdraught by John Howe.

Ent-draughts were the mysterious and potent waters consumed by the Ents. Though little is known about them in detail, they seem to have been made from river-water, but with unique and subtle flavours reflecting the Ents' association with trees and forests. The first time Merry and Pippin imbibed an ent-draught it reminded them of the smell of a distant wood brought from afar by a cool night breeze. The second time they drank the flavour was earthier and richer, more food-like.^[1]

Their power of growth was most evident when they were drunk by beings other than Ents: the Ent-draughts taken by Merry and Pippin added three inches or more to their heights,^[2] making them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Treebeard"
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Flotsam and Jetsam"
3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"