Six movements,
one evening,
written that morning.

1. I

   First Light of the orchard

   Quince, raw cream, bitter almond, a whisper of smoke from the morning's first coals.

   Cider - Asturias, 2022
2. II

   Tide after the storm

   Day-boat langoustine, fennel pollen, the brine of its own shell reduced to glass.

   Albarino - Rias Baixas, 2021
3. III

   The Ember kept overnight

   Heirloom beet buried in ash since dawn, aged sheep's butter, sourdough crust.

   Trousseau - Jura, 2020
4. IV

   An Animal, patiently

   Forty-day lamb shoulder cooked beside the fire, charred allium, fermented plum.

   Mencia - Bierzo, 2018
5. V

   Field, Burnt and cooled

   Toasted grain ice, hazelnut praline, a cold pour of single-estate olive oil.

   PX - Montilla, 1998
6. VI

   Last Word

   Bitter chocolate, fig leaf, salt from the cliffs at Llanes.

   Genever - house infusion