Witchcraft, Brewing, and Cocktails: A Potent Mix

Since the beginning of time, the moon has been at the heart of many mystical practices, inspiring rituals, spells, and celebrations. In modern times, many continue to craft moon water and tinctures under the full moon. The practice of witchcraft has experienced a glow-up, with witches ordering spell correspondences from Amazon, sourcing potion ingredients from supermarkets, and selling wares on Etsy. Every witch worth their salt knows how powerful the right potion can be.


Historical Roots

Alcohol's ability to preserve the energetic essence and flavor of herbs makes it essential in any witch's cabinet, and its relaxing and anesthetizing effects gave it prominence in early healing practices.

  • Thousands of years ago, crops for alcohol production were sown and harvested in sync with the moon. Sumerian women monitored the fermentation of beer by singing the Hymn to Ninkasi (the Sumerian brewing goddess), for a successful yield.
  • Alcohol was seen by a number of ancient cultures as an extension of the bodies of water that the moon manipulated with its phases. The moon was also used as a guide for agriculture, indicating when to sow, trim, and harvest various plants such as grains, grapes, and other ingredients used to craft alcohol.
  • Ancient alchemists developed the pot still to distill the alcoholic spirits of various plants.


Modern Witchcraft and Mixology

Today, the power and potential of mixology is sweeping its way through the world of magic with deliciously aligned elixirs. The real magic behind potion-making is simple: imbuing your potion with the energy of magical intention can transform a mundane cup of coffee or cocktail into a magical brew. Seasoned "selenophiles" and beginning moon worshippers alike craft moon water and tinctures under the full moon.

  • A cocktail can even act as a complete spell. Sipping an aligned cocktail beforehand can help inspire the energy you seek and promote confidence in the magical work ahead.
  • Just as herbs and flowers have varying energies and magical associations, so does each type of alcohol. These unique qualities indicate what kinds of spells and rituals each alcohol type is best used in.
  • Lunar infusions are a wonderful way to manifest magic in every aspect of your life.
  • Wine and other mixed beverages are often brought to imbibe at moon harvest celebrations and other lunar rituals.
  • In some Wiccan practices, ritual participants may drink from a chalice of alcohol before leaving the remainder as an offering to various deities, some of which are directly associated with the moon.
  • A spellcrafter will often use alcohol to preserve moon water over a longer period for magical purposes.


Crafting a Cosmic Cocktail

The countless edible herbs and other flavors used in today’s craft beverage industry have resonating correspondences in magic workings involving the moon. Elevate a lunar purification spell during the banishing waning moon with grapefruit and rosemary. It is important to source ingredients through sustainable, ethical, and culturally cognizant methods as much as possible.

  • When creating lunar cocktails, the herbs, fruits, and other flavors play very important roles in the potency of the drinks as well as the specific energies captured within them.
  • To match a liqueur up properly for aligned lunar magic, check the magical associations of the main flavoring ingredient. The magic of a liqueur will depend on what it is made out of.
  • Like liqueurs, bitters offer unique and different ways to add aligned magic to your lunar drinks.


The Mixology of the Moon

Mixology tools, tricks, and ingredients are important for making every beverage under the sun, or in this case, the moon. When creating moon-aligned cocktails, there are modern approaches that change the flavor and expression of your drink, and even add a bit of flair. With moon mixology, you can align potent beverages to the various moons and moon themes.

  • Charging alcohol under moonlight, or chilling an alcoholic drink with ice cubes made from magical moon water, can enhance a beverage.
  • Rimming a drink is an opportunity to add extra alignments to your moon mixology, considering the protective qualities of salt and sweetening aspect of sugar. You can also mix a rim with other herbal ingredients.
  • Garnishes, while often underconsidered, are an important part of magical bartending and an opportunity to use organic aromatherapy.


Examples of Lunar Libations

  • Libra Moon Maple Rose Cocktail: This autumnal maple and rose concoction with earthy maple, loving rose, and peaceful rosemary will help ground your energy under the moon and provide soothing and cooperative vibes.
  • Scorpio Moon Cocktail: Tuning into Scorpio helps with transforming and ending issues and can help enhance spiritual communication.
  • Aquarius Moon Beer Cocktail: With cleansing lavender, rosemary, lemon, and beer, this beer cocktail is associated with purification, renewal, abundance, and wisdom.
  • Celestial Transformation Potion: This cocktail contains absinthe, tequila, rose water, dry vermouth, orange liqueur, and grapefruit juice. This cocktail can help you embody a new sense of self or to help enhance your spiritual communication.
  • Salty Moon Potion: With blueberry for psychic protection, sage and grapefruit for cleansing, and salt to ground, this simple concoction is designed to refresh and reset your energy, particularly activating one’s intuition. This potion is appropriate for the dark, new, full, and waning moons.
  • Dark Moon Dream Elixir: With ingredients like ginger, nutmeg, rosemary, and honey syrup, this drink can be a powerful time for setting intentions.
  • Scorpio Moon Enchantment: This cocktail, a twist on the Black Widow, uses tequila, blackberry, basil, and allspice and embodies confidence and lust. The ingredients have associations of abundance and money.
  • Virgo Moon Mojito: To cleanse your home for better focus, channel the magic of this mojito into a Magical Moon Spritzer.
  • Libra Love under the Full Moon: Made with sparkling wine, this cocktail can help with speaking your truth and removing any obstacles to success.
  • Snow Moon Psychic: This strong herbal cocktail with anise, jasmine, and thyme is designed to be consumed before and during divination to help induce a trance.
  • The Witch's Offering: Made with pear liqueur, apple brandy, and champagne, this cocktail can represent embracing the season or honoring deities.
  • Elder Elixir: Topped with tonic and garnished with rosemary, sage, and thyme, this drink makes a night with friends or a solo night in more magickal.
  • Bloodstone: In a martini glass with blood orange, this cocktail is made to ground you and keep you safe.

By combining the art of mixology with the practice of witchcraft, you can create powerful and delicious potions that enhance your spells, rituals, and celebrations.