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Potions: A Guide to Cocktails, Tinctures, Tisanes, and Other Witchy Concoctions | Nikki Van De Car
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From Nikki Van De Car, the best-selling author of Practical Magic, comes a fully-illustrated, enchanted introduction to the witch's world of modern potions, including tinctures, infusions, herbal DIYs, and magically-infused craft cocktails. Witchcraft meets cocktail craft in Potions, a contemporary introduction to the world of infusions, tisanes and herbal teas, homemade tinctures, and expertly mixed alcoholic beverages, all imbued with a healthy dose of everyday enchantment. As with all magic, intention is what makes a potion a potion, and author Nikki Van De Car uses her signature blend of holistic remedies, DIY projects, and accessible magical rituals to guide readers through the wide world of potion-making. From homebrewed kombuchas to crystal-charged cocktails, this fully illustrated guide is an essential addition to the arsenal of kitchen witches and enchanted mixologists. Organized around a series of intentions -- including Creativity, Calm, Love, Harmony, and Protection -- the chapters in this book each include teas, cocktails, kombuchas, non-alcoholic beverages, and DIY components like bitters, shrubs, and infusions, that enhance the reader's spellwork. Every recipe will involve a brief ritual of some kind, whether setting an intention, or using a crystal, sun magic, or moon magic, and each recipe will involve some form of herbal magic. Each cocktail is accompanied by a vibrant, full-color illustration, and each chapter includes longer mystical rituals to support the readers overall magical practice.
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Oh yes! This book was so much fun! It‘s divided into chapters based on what you want to bring into your life. Some examples are: creativity, calm, love, courage, balance, protection, growth, etc. Turn to any given chapter and peruse the recipes on that theme. I love that the ingredients for the different recipes often overlap within specific chapters, so if you purchase a bunch of rhubarb, you‘ll be able to use it in multiple recipes. ⬇️

slategreyskies (Cont.) The same goes for fresh ginger or for raspberries. Purchase once and use in multiple recipes. Very convenient! I can see myself trying lots of these recipes. The only ones that didn‘t interest me were kombucha-based. That said, there are recipes for herbal teas (tisanes), others for making your own bitters and so many cocktail recipes that can be made with or without alcohol. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. ⬇️ 13mo
slategreyskies That said, it is probably still a #BorrowNotBuy for me, but that‘s just because I‘m picky about what I purchase. I can definitely see myself checking this out from the library again someday, though. For me, this is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!! 13mo
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