"
Mortals cannot go drinking
ent-draughts and expect no more to come of them than a pot of beer."
Words of
Gimlifrom
The Return of the King VI 4
The Field of Cormallen
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 a unique and subtle flavour reflecting the Ents' association with trees and forests. 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, making them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire.
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