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Evergreen Gimlet

Energetic Alignment : Protection, Purification, Insight/Psychic Ability, New Beginnings 

Sip in the seasonal, crisp winter flavors with this evergreen gimlet. As the name might suggest, this cocktail is inspired by the evergreen flavors that reign this time of year (in the northern hemisphere), as a sign of the ever-constant life and of renewal. Celebrating the Solstice – New Year time as a period of purification, this cocktail is packed with cleansing, protective, intuitive, healing, and positively renewing ingredients to cleanse away the year 2020 and usher in 2021 with positivity and success! Featuring the purifying, crisp flavors of juniper, rosemary, and bayleaf, with the uplifting hint of grapefruit and elderflower liqueur, this is a simply delicious concoction. You can choose to omit the quarter of grapefruit slice and/or elderflower liqueur. They add extra energies of positivity and healing for the new year, but you can still have a magically delicious cleansing cocktail without them!

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Evergreen Gimlet


A crisp, refreshing herbal gimlet celebrating winter flavors, with rosemary, bay, grapefruit, and a tad of elderflower to cleanse away 2021 and celebrate new beginnings.










Ingredients1 large bay leaf1/4 of a slice grapefruit (optional)1/2 ounce simple syrup (preferably rosemary simple syrup – see note below)1 sprig rosemary (optional, if not using rosemary simple syrup)1/2-3/4 ounce fresh lime juice1.5 ounces gin1/4 ounce elderflower liqueur (optional)
InstructionsTear up bay leaf, and place it with the quarter of a grapefruit slice, and rosemary simple syrup (or rosemary + simple syrup) into your cocktail shaker. Muddle the ingredients together, so that the oils of the bay leaf mix with the citrus and syrup. Them add in lime juice, gin, elderflower liqueur, and ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Add a bay leaf on top for garnish, and/or rosemary sprig.

NotesSimple Syrup is equal parts sugar to hot water. It keeps a level of consistency in sweetness from drink to drink. Simply mix equal parts of sugar and hot water, and allow to cool before use. For this recipe, I recommend pouring the hot water over rosemary (dried or fresh) and letting it steep like a tea for 5 minutes before mixing in the sugar. This allows for a fun and easy way to add nuanced and unique flavors to your concoctions. 







Magical Addition

Bay Leaves are powerful ingredients, associated with various magical recipes and spells. Especially known for success and wishing spells, these can be just the ingredient to use to wish prosperity and abundance in the New Year – and it’s aligned with your cocktail for magic inside and out! There are many ways to do this, so I suggest a preliminary internet search, but you can also simply clear your mind, reflect on what you want for 2021, perhaps write the wish on the bay leaf with sharpie, and either keep it or burn it.

Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this energy.

Bay Leaf (Sun)- Protection, Strength, Psychic Ability, Healing, Purification, Wisdom, Success

Elder – (Venus, Mercury) – Purification, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep

Lime (Sun, Fire) – Healing, Love, Protection, Hex-Breaking

Grapefruit (Sun, Water) – Purification, Positivity

Juniper (Sun, Fire, Earth, Water, Mars, Mercury, Moon) – Protection, Purification, Grounding, Psychic Abilities, Healing, Love

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon, Virgo) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Solstice Old Fashioned

Energetic Alignment: Grounding, Protection, Ancestral Connection, Abundance

The longest night of the year has bewitched mankind for ages, resulting in various traditions from cultures across the globe. Tune into the ancient power and energetic vibration of the Winter Solstice with this centering, herbal old fashioned. Aged in charred oak barrels, bourbon is especially tied to age-old magic and traditions, and invokes grounding, protection, as well as abundance. With evergreen and purifying rosemary, cleansing grapefruit, orange for some more purification and positivity, this Winter Solstice Old Fashioned is a wonderful grounding concoction that will you have feeling rich and homey in the midst of all the cold weather.

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Solstice Old Fashioned


Imbibe the magic of generations passed with herbal, citrusy old fashioned inspired by the Winter Solstice for grounding, centering, and connecting to ancestral wisdom.










Ingredients1 sprig rosemary1 1/4 of a slice orange (blood orange is grand seasonal choice)2-3 dashes/drops angostura bitter1/2 ounce simple syrup (rosemary simple syrup is recommended – see note below)1.5 ounces bourbon whiskey
InstructionsIn an old fashioned glass, add rosemary, orange, grapefruit peel, bitters, and syrup. Muddle these ingredients together, inviting the oils of the rosemary and grapefruit peel to express themselves into the syrup and orange citrus juice. Then, add one large cube if possible. Pour in rye or bourbon whiskey, and stir clockwise. Garnish with a rosemary sprig to greet the nose and set the tone with its cleansing and calming herbal aroma. 

NotesSimple Syrup is equal parts sugar to hot water. It keeps a level of consistency in sweetness from drink to drink. Simply mix equal parts of sugar and hot water, and allow to cool before use. For this recipe, I recommend pouring the hot water over rosemary (dried or fresh) and letting it steep like a tea for 5 minutes before mixing in the sugar. This allows for a fun and easy way to add nuanced and unique flavors to your concoctions. 







Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar energy.

Grapefruit (Moon, Sun, Water) – Purification, Positivity 

Oak (which Bourbon is aged in) (Sun, Sag) – Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

Orange (Sun, Fire) – Divination, Luck, positivity, Purification, creativity

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Candied Orange Concoction

Energetic Alignment: Purification, Revitalization, Positivity, Love, Lust

Celebrate the turning of the season and the rebirth of the sunlight with this candied orange concoction. Inspired by non-other than the traditional candied orange peel, and with other seasonal flavors like cranberry and rosemary, this sweet yet tart and slightly bitter concoction is an easy way to invoke purification, positivity, and action as the sunlight is once again reborn. Delicious in mocktail (nonalcoholic) or cocktail form, this beverage invokes the purification of rosemary, the action and creativity of orange and cranberry, and the joy of lemon. Imbibe to purify away the energetic cobwebs of winter and renew a sense of optimism and love in your life, or to help inspire positivity and action as you think about your plans for the new year and the growing of the sunlight. To drink as mocktail, simply omit the alcohol!

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Candied Orange Concoction


Renew your sense of positivity, love, and optimism with this sweet yet tart candied orange libation for the Winter Solstice.










Ingredients1 sprig rosemary1/4-1/2 ounce simple syrup (preferably rosemary simple syrup – see note below)1/2 ounce fresh orange juice1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice3/4-1 ounce cranberry juice1/2 ounce orange liqueur (forego if you are drinking non-alcoholic version)1 ounce vodka (forego if you are drinking non-alcoholic version)1 ounce sodawater (optional but recommended)
InstructionsPlace rosemary and syrup into highball glass. Muddle together, allowing rosemary to express its oils into the syrup (if you aren’t using a rosemary simple syrup, that is). Add in orange juice, lemon and cranberry juice. Add ice, then pour in vodka, orange liqueur, and soda water if desired. Additionally, you can save the cranberry juice for last, to have a color effect with red at the top and yellow at the bottom, until you stir together before sipping. Garnish with rosemary, perhaps candied cranberry and orange.

NotesSimple Syrup is equal parts sugar to hot water. It keeps a level of consistency in sweetness from drink to drink. Simply mix equal parts of sugar and hot water, and allow to cool before use. For this recipe, I recommend pouring the hot water over rosemary (dried or fresh) and letting it steep like a tea for 5 minutes before mixing in the sugar. This allows for a fun and easy way to add nuanced and unique flavors to your concoctions. 







Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this solstice energy.

Cranberry (Mars, Water) – Protection, Positivity, Goals, Revitalizing

Lemon (Moon, Water) – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship, Joy

Orange (Sun, Fire) – Divination, Luck, positivity, Purification, creativity

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Solar Sagittarius Whiskey Sour

Energetic Alignment: Grounding, Motivation, Spiritual Rebirth, Cleansing, Wisdom

New moons are a time of rebirth, and a solar eclipse – doubly so. With cleansing herbs, rejuvenating spices, grounding ingredients, and the magic of egg, this Sagittarius Solar Eclipse-inspired whiskey sour is aligned to help you align yourself to this new frequency. This balanced, cleansing, soothing, yet energizing concoction is packed with magical potential to call down the energy of the solar eclipse in a grounded and powerful way. Sip this Sagittarius Sour under the solar eclipse, anytime you wan reinvigorate this energy, or as you journal and ponder your new you, new year 2021 goals.

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Solar Sagittarius Whiskey Sour


A rejuvenating, soothing, spiced whiskey sour (emboldened with ginger, rosemary, and allspice) to empower a new you under the solar eclipse & Sagittarius New Moon.










Ingredients1 slice ginger1 pinch ground nutmeg1 pinch ground clove1 sprig rosemary1/2-3/4 ounce honey syrup (1:1 honey to hot water)3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice1 egg white1.25 ounces bourbon1/4 ounce allspice dram/liqueur (optional)
InstructionsIn a cocktail shaker, place ginger, nutmeg, clove, rosemary, and honey simple syrup. Muddle the ginger well with the other ingredients, so that it is broken down a bit and will better infuse its flavor. Add in lemon juice, egg white, bourbon, and optional allspice. Do NOT add ice – simply shake these ingredients together well for a few moments. Then, re-open your cocktail shaker, and add ice to shake a second time around. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

NotesIf you want to incorporate allspice, you can use either the allspice liqueur addition, or even put in just a pinch of allspice instead.
Honey Syrup is equal parts honey to hot water. It makes the honey easier to work with in cocktails, and keeps a level of consistency given that the viscosity of honey can vary from type to type. Simply mix the honey and hot water, and allow to cool before use.







Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar energy.

Allspice (Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Fire) – Money, Luck, Healing

Egg: Protection, Rebirth/New Life, Cleansing, Abundance, Healing, Divination

Clove (Jupiter, Sun, Sag) – Comfort, Cleansing, Love/Sex, Money/Riches, Protection, Vibration Raising, Spirituality, Stop Gossip

Ginger (Mars, Sag, Fire) – Love, Money, Success, Power

Honey (Sun) – Purification, Health, Love, Sex, Happiness, Spirituality, Wisdom, Weight Loss

Lemon (Moon, Water) – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship, Joy

Nutmeg (Jupiter, Sag, Moon) – Luck, Money, Health, Fidelity

Oak (which Bourbon is aged in) (Sun, Sag) – Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon, Sag) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Sag Spiced Honey (Lemonade)

Energetic Alignment: Healing, Purification, Joy & Optimism, Wisdom

For those in more tropical climates, or dealing with warmer weather, this spiced honey lemonade is the perfect way to cool off and soothe your soul while still calling down the energy of the Sagittarius new moon and solar eclipse. With ingredients like clove, ginger, and nutmeg aligned to the optimism and energy of Sagittarius, healing allspice and wise rosemary and honey, this honey lemonade is just the treat to refresh and reset your soul, as you look up at the stars and reflect on the heavenly energy.

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Sag Spiced Honey (Lemonade)


A soothing, revitalizing spiced honey lemonade to draw down the power of the Sagittarius New moon and Solar eclipse, for healing, wisdom, purification, and optimism.










Ingredients1 slice fresh ginger1 sprig rosemary1 pinch clove1 pinch nutmeg1 pinch allspice3 ounces honey simple syrup (1:1 sugar to hot water)3.5+ ounces fresh lemon juice
InstructionsIn the bottom of a highball glass, add ginger, rosemary, and spices. Pour in honey, and muddle these ingredients together, so that the rosemary and ginger break a part and spread their oils and flavors into the honey syrup. Then add ice, and pour in lemon juice per desired acidity level. Garnish with rosemary sprig

NotesHoney Syrup is equal parts honey to hot water. It makes the honey easier to work with in beverages, and keeps a level of consistency given that the viscosity of honey can vary from type to type. Simply mix the honey and hot water, and allow to cool before use.







Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar energy.

Allspice (Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Fire) – Money, Luck, Healing

Clove (Jupiter, Sun, Sag) – Comfort, Cleansing, Love/Sex, Money/Riches, Protection, Vibration Raising, Spirituality, Stop Gossip

Ginger (Mars, Sag, Fire) – Love, Money, Success, Power

Honey (Sun) – Purification, Health, Love, Sex, Happiness, Spirituality, Wisdom, Weight Loss

Lemon (Moon, Water) – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship, Joy

Nutmeg (Jupiter, Sag, Moon) – Luck, Money, Health, Fidelity

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon, Sag) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Juniper & Jupiter

Energetic Alignment: Spirituality, Healing, Love, Protection, Purification, Wisdom, Divination

Cleanse away the chaos and align to the spiritual energies of the Sagittarius New Moon and eclipse with this crisp, refreshing, and slightly spicy bees knees variation. In comparison to its whiskey-based counterparts (the Spiced Sagittarius Hot Toddy and Whiskey sour for the eclipse), this cocktail utilizes the magic of juniper through gin. Aligned to the Sun, Moon, and associated with Sagittarius, juniper is powerful purification herb, that also enhances psychic connection, inspires healing, and helps with grounding as well. Along with purifying rosemary, invigorating ginger, spices like nutmeg and clove along with honey to help heighten spiritual energies and invoke wisdom – this bees knees variation is the ideal for a crisp cocktail for cleansing and spiritual alignment for this eclipse.

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Juniper & Jupiter


A crisp, cleansing Bees Knees variation inspired by the Sagittarius new moon and solar eclipse.










Ingredients1 sprig rosemary1 thin slice ginger1 pinch ground nutmeg1 pinch ground clove3/4 ounce honey simple syrup (1:1 parts honey to hot water)3/4 ounce lemon juice4+ drops rosewater1.5 ounces gin
InstructionsIn a cocktail shaker, place ginger, rosemary, spices and honey syrup. Muddle them together, breaking apart the ginger, feeling any personal barriers falling away as you do. Then add gin, lemon, rosewater, and if you wish – allspice liqueur. Add ice, shake and strain into a coupe glass, and express and adron with lemon peel.

NotesHoney Syrup is equal parts honey to hot water. It makes the honey easier to work with in cocktails, and keeps a level of consistency given that the viscosity of honey can vary from type to type. Simply mix the honey and hot water, and allow to cool before use.







Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar energy.

Clove (Jupiter, Sun, Sag) – Comfort, Cleansing, Love/Sex, Money/Riches, Protection, Vibration Raising, Spirituality, Stop Gossip

Honey (Sun) – Purification, Health, Love, Sex, Happiness, Spirituality, Wisdom, Weight Loss

Juniper (Sun, Fire, Earth, Water, Mars, Mercury, Moon) – Protection, Purification, Grounding, Psychic Abilities, Healing, Love

Ginger (Mars, Sag, Fire) – Love, Money, Success, Power

Lemon (Moon, Water) – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship, Joy

Nutmeg (Jupiter, Sag, Moon) – Luck, Money, Health, Fidelity

Rose (Venus, Water) – Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon, Sag) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Spiced Sagittarius (Hot Toddy)

Energetic Alignment: Comfort, Purification, Vibration Raising, Truth, Protection

Inspired by the new moon in Sagittarius, this spicy, grounding hot toddy is exactly the beverage to comfort, protect, and inspire you during Sagittarius New Moon & Solar Eclipse. Especially for those of us in Northern Hemisphere who may be dealing with cold weather right now, this is just the beverage to cozy up to! With energizing, optimistic spices like clove, nutmeg, and allspice to raise your vibration, with ancient honey and grain-based whiskey to ground and invite wisdom, and energizing lemon and ginger – this hot toddy is packed purifying, heightening, and grounding alignments to help you seize the energetic benefits of this eclipse, while still being protected. Drink this alcohol free for a nice winter honey tea, or add whiskey and/or allspice liqueur.

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Spiced Sagittarius (Hot Toddy)


A hot toddy with spices like clove, nutmeg, and fresh ginger, sweetened with honey, to keep you warm during the Sagittarius New Moon & Solar Eclipse.










Ingredients1 pinch ground clove (can try whole clove as well)1 pinch nutmeg1 sprig rosemary (can try dried rosemary as well)1 thing slice fresh ginger1.5 ounces honey syrup (1:1 honey to hot water)4-6 ounces hot water1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice(stop here for a nice non-alcoholic version/tea)1 ounce bourbon whiskey1/4 ounce allspice liqueur (optional)
InstructionsIn a mug, place nutmeg, ginger, clove, rosemary, and honey simple. Muddle the ginger, so that it is broken down. Add 4-6 ounces hot water, and let it steep for at least 5 minutes. Then add lemon, whiskey, and optional all spice liqueur.

NotesIf you wish to have allspice in the mix but don’t have allspice liqueur, you can add a pinch of ground allspice instead.
1.5 ounce honey syrup may sound like a lot, but remember that this is half water. You can also just use honey instead, and lessen the amount, but since we are using honey syrup for our other cocktails, this makes things less mess (or sticky). To make honey syrup, simply mix equal amount honey to hot water and let cool. 







Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar energy.

Allspice (Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Fire) – Money, Luck, Healing

Clove (Jupiter, Sun, Sag) – Comfort, Cleansing, Love/Sex, Money/Riches, Protection, Vibration Raising, Spiritual, Stop Gossip

Honey (Sun) – Purification, Health, Love, Sex, Happiness, Spirituality, Wisdom, Weight Loss

Ginger (Mars, Sag, Fire) – Love, Money, Success, Power

Lemon (Moon, Water) – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship, Joy

Nutmeg (Jupiter, Sag, Moon) – Luck, Money, Health, Fidelity

Oak (Bourbon) (Sun, Sag) – Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

Rosemary (Sun, Mercury, Moon, Sag) – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Gemini & Gin

Inspired by the Gemini Moon, this cocktail & mocktail duo combines the power of seasonal pomegranate, mint, orange, and lemon for beverage that will revitalize your mind with fresh ideas.

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Energetic Inspiration: Creativity, Ideas/The Mind, Protection, Luck/love, Inspiration, Energy, Excitement

Imbibe inspiration like a witty Gemini with this tangy, energizing Gemini Lunar Libation. Inspired by the Gemini Moon, this beverage is packed with zesty ingredients like pomegranate, mint, and orange, to let the creativity and excitement pour in. A sign of intellect and information, communication, with a dash of mischievous playfulness, the energy of the moon in Gemini can be a powerful usher for gathering information, inspiration for writing and other creative endeavors, inventiveness, and recognition. Whether looking to sip in the lingering energies of Gemini Lunar eclipse (that can last up to 6 months), or to get some inspiration with your creative endeavors, this pomegranate and mint gimlet variation will have your tongue tantalized with ideas!

Psst… Interested in a holiday cocktail & appetizer class? Join me and my friend Chef Ronny Miranda for our Saturnalia Holiday happy hour Wednesday 12/9 at 5:30 pm PST via ChefsFeed Livesteam.

A tangy, exciting libation with pomegranate, mint, orange and lemon to inspire the wit and innovation of the Gemini Moon.







The Cocktail

With seasonal pomegranate and orange to inspire creativity, mint to stimulate the mind, lemon for joy, bergamot and gin (juniper) to ground and clarify the energies, this is a concoction that will help invoke Gemini innovation and excitement, while also offering a bit of grounding.

For Simple Sipping: Cocktail making can be easy! Just swap ingredients or remove as you see fit. Use the material here & the ingredient reference list towards the bottom to help guide you in your own unique concoction, and get creative in swapping ingredients you may not have.

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Gemini & Gin


A tangy, exciting libation with pomegranate, mint, orange and lemon to inspire the wit and innovation of the Gemini Moon.





Servings 1 person




Ingredients10-15 seeds fresh pomegranate 7-10 leaves mint depending on the size3/4 ounce earl grey simple syrup (1:1 ratio sugar to hot water + earl grey tea – see instructions below. Or just do plain simple syrup)1 ounce lemon1.5 ounces gin1/4-1/2 ounce orange liqueur
InstructionsIn a cocktail shaker, place pomegranate seeds, mint and earl grey simple. Muddle the mint and pomegranate, so that it is properly expressed and mixed with the other ingredients and turns the mixture a tantaling red. Then pour in lemon, gin, orange liqueur, add ice. Shake the concoction, visualzing the magic of the pomegranate seeds stirring and awakening in the shaker. Strain into a coupe glass and adron with an orange twist and mint sprig.

NotesFeel free to add some soda water (or possible some champagne?) to make the cocktail less intense. Alternatively, you can serve over ice to allow for dilution.
For a super easy earl grey simple syrup – set a tea kettle to boil. Prepare your earl grey tea bag (or none, if you wish to have just simple syrup) in a mason jar. When ready, measure out about 1/2 cup or desired amount of hot water and pour over the tea bag. Let steep for 5 minutes, then measure out the exact same amount of sugar, and stir into the tea. Let cool and then its ready to use! It’s as easy as making tea + adding some sugar. 







A non-alcoholic, pomegranate, mint beverage inspired by the Gemini Moon to be enjoyed at any time of the year, for creativity, insight, and innovation.







Gemini & (No) Gin



Mocktail Variation

Looking for a non-alcoholic version, to usher in a wealth of ideas and inspiration? No worries, I’ve got you covered! With the zesty flavors of pomegranate, lemon, orange, and mint, this mocktail is an exciting beverage to serve the non-alcoholic drinker or little witchling.

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Gemini & (No) Gin


A non-alcoholic, pomegranate, mint beverage inspired by the Gemini Moon to be enjoyed at any time of the year, for creativity, insight, and innovation.





Servings 1 person




Ingredients10-15 seeds fresh pomegranate add more depending on the desired tangy-ness7-10 leaves mint this will depend on the size1 ounce earl grey simple syrup (1:1 ratio of sugar to hot water + earl grey tea bag)1.5 ounces fresh lemon juice1-1.5 ounces soda water
InstructionsIn glass, muddle pomegranate seeds and mint in the earl grey simple. Notice the energizing pomegranate mix with the mint and earl grey, turning the elixir red. Add lemon, fill the glass with ice, and then top with soda.

NotesYou may wish to add in an organic orange peel in the muddling process.  Alternatively (or additionally) you may wish to add an orange soda water instead of normal soda water.
For a super easy earl grey simple syrup – set a tea kettle to boil. Prepare your earl grey tea bag (or none, if you wish to have just simple syrup) in a mason jar. When ready, measure out about 1/2 cup or desired amount of hot water and pour over the tea bag. Let steep for 5 minutes, then measure out the exact same amount of sugar, and stir into the tea. Let cool and then its ready to use! It’s as easy as making tea + adding some sugar. 







Advanced Magic

Did you know that pomegranate, besides being a wonderful seasonal ingredient, is sometimes used to replace blood or as an ink in witchcraft? Work with any extra pomegranate seeds as such on your petition paper for any extra creative inspiration magic. Additionally, you can use the leftover seeds in your drink for divination.

Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar energy.

Bergamot (Mercury, Moon, Air) – Money, Clarity

Juniper (Sun, Fire, Earth, Water, Mars, Mercury, Moon) – Protection, Purification, Grounding, Psychic Abilities, Healing, Love

Lemon (Moon, Water) – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship, Joy

Mint (Peppermint: Mercury, Spearmint: Venus) – Mental Abilities, Abundance, Divination, Psychic, Love, Protection, Calming

Orange (Sun, Fire) – Love, Divination, Luck, Money, Beauty, Purification, Creativity/Inspiration

Pomegranate (Mercury, Fire) – Divination, Luck & Wishes, Wealth/Abundance, Fertility/Life Cycles, Youth, Protection, Creativity

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Taurus Full Moon & Mixology

October 31st this year not only gifts us with Samhain/halloween, but also a rare blue moon. However, this Taurus Blue Moon marks a convergence of some peculiar energies that could affect many people in different ways (which I will get into below), so I’ve crafted just the libations to honor this lunar Taurus energy, while still staying grounded and gaining some lunar insight.

I also crafted 4 Samhain & Halloween inspired concoctions for October 31st!

The Witch’s Wand – using ingredients typically used in a wandBlack Sun – for Samhain protection and purification magicPumpkin Cream Martini – for harvest abundanceCoffee Ouja Martini – for connecting to the dead and spirit communication.

Check them out for various luscious libation to enjoy this magical night, and ideas on which cocktails from my book you can use, too!

Energetic Influences

Around this date, cultures across the northern hemisphere worship the dead, and celebrate the third and final harvest before descending into the colder months of winter. This journey into the past – the loved ones, lineages, etc, that have existed in the past, and also one’s personal journey in the last year – may seem only energetically enhanced as mercury retrograde pokes and prods many of us to face old limiting patterns, sometimes in unsavory ways. At the same time, a full moon is a culmination, a completion of a cycle, that also shines a lot and reveals the hidden, adding to this possibly triggering, but healing energy. (i.e. there may be a bit of high emotions, and/or revelations at this time).

This moon occurs in tantalizing, tenacious Taurus, ruled by none other than Venus. A physical sign that very much enjoys the earthly pleasures, this can be a time to focus on one’s physical body, self-care, and sensuality, and to question how one has perhaps been responding to the stress of the last month: have you been overindulgent, and stress eating, for example? Seek to reflect and strike a balance on making yourself feeling fabulous, but also realigning some perhaps negative habits. Focus on matters or stability, particularly in finance and enduring romantic relationships.

Additionally, this moon occurs conjunct Uranus, which rules spontaneous, sudden events, but also radical change and freedom. This means with this already heigthened energy of mercury retrograde, Samhain, and a blue moon, there is a sense of unpreditactbaility that could end up being a bit harash. But, inevitably, healing.

There is a lot you can choose to pull from and focus on from this time. So, I asked myself energetically what cocktail would be best, given the diverse set of energies that will most definitely be very intense for some, and otherwise very soothing and healing for others? As a result, I’ve crafted the following 2 cocktails – one hot toddy variation for a bit of self-care,  the other a whiskey sour twist, both designed to help ground and give insight, while still utilizing the Taurus full moon energies.

Either way, a blue on such a date, is an uncommon and magical alignment, that one can certainly use to do powerful manifestation magic. So take the time to do the healing work, and use the rare event to reflect and bring in your greater desires.

The Lunar Libations

Warm your spirit this Samhain night, with this warming, indulgent sweet tea. With clarifying rosemary, loving rose, manifestive vanilla, wise and magical apple, and grounding harvest bourbon, this tea will help provide insight and ground your energy, while also catering to those Venusian Taurus energies. This is the perfect libation for those looking to rest, do some selfcare, and insight work on this magical lunar night, while still bringing in the stability and abundant energies Taurus has to offer. You can also craft a rosemary and rose bath to correspond and magnify whatever intentions you set with this libation.

Indulge your tantalizing Taurus spirit with this apple, rose, rosemary, and elder whiskey sour this Taurus Full Moon. With elder for healing and wisdom, rose for Venusian loving energies, and luxurious vanilla, this cocktail is sure to enchant your Taurus moon whims. With the magic and longevity of apple, and whiskey to ground, this concoction has all you need to ride the wave of these lunar energies on this powerful night. This bright, seasonal, concoction is sure to have you enchanted this full moon.

I also crafted 4 Samhain & Halloween inspired concoctions for October 31st:

The Witch’s Wand – using ingredients typically used in a wandBlack Sun – for Samhain protection and purification magicPumpkin Cream Martini – for harvest abundanceCoffee Ouja Martini – for connecting to the dead and spirit communication.

Check them out for various luscious libation to enjoy this magical night, and ideas on which cocktails from my book you can use, too!

Magical Additions



Use the ingredients to inspire a corresponding bath



Burn rosemary, and/or rose incense



Use corresponding ingredients (rose, rosemary, vanilla, apple) to dress a Taurus moon Candle







Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests

Taurus Moon Whiskey Sour

Energetic Alignment: Healing/Longevity, Love, Protection, Wisdom

For a hot tea version of these recipes, check out the Taurus Tea Time blog.

Indulge your tantalizing Taurus spirit with this apple, rose, rosemary, and elder whiskey sour this Taurus Full Moon. With elder for healing and wisdom, rose for Venusian loving energies, and luxurious vanilla, this cocktail is sure to enchant your Taurus moon whims. With the magic and longevity of apple, and whiskey to ground, this concoction has all you need to ride the wave of these lunar energies on this powerful night. This bright, seasonal, concoction is sure to have you enchanted this full moon.

Additionally, you can try out some halloween & Samhain concoctions from my blog post Hallow’s Eve Happy Hour.

For Simple Sipping: Cocktail making can be easy! Just swap ingredients or remove as you see fit. Use the material here & the ingredient reference list towards the bottom to help guide you in your own unique concoction, and get creative in swapping ingredients you may not have.

Vanilla Simple Syrup: Vanilla simple syrup, is simply simple syrup (1:1 water to sugar) infused with vanilla bean or extract. I have the recipe I use in my book, but you can find others online. Don’t let the word syrup daunt you! It is relatively quick and easy to make, just warm the water, pour it over a small amount of vanilla bean and let it steep like a tea, then add an equal amount of sugar. Additionally, you can use or reference the syrup I use in the libra new moon cocktail and mocktail.















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Taurus Moon Whiskey Sour


An apple, rose, and rosemary whiskey sour for grounding, Longevity, and love this Taurus Full Moon.










Ingredients1 tablespoon small fresh apple cubes1/2 ounce vanilla simple1 sprig rosemary4 dashes rosewater3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice1/4 ounce elderflower liqueur1-1.25 ounce bourbon/whiskey
InstructionsIn a cocktail shaker, add slices, vanilla syrup, and rosemary. Muddle these powerful healing & peace-including ingredients together. Add in rosewater, lemon, elderflower liqueur, and bourbon. Add ice, and shake. Strain into a coup glass and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

















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Taurus Moon Mocktail


An rose, rosemary, and apple Mocktail to help inspire the Taurus Full Moon energies of abundance and sensuality, with a tad of wisdom and grounding.










Ingredients1 tbspn cubed, small apple slice1/2 ounce vanilla simple1 sprig rosemary4 dashes/drops rosewater3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice1-1.5 ounces apple juice1 ounce soda water or ginger beer
InstructionsIn a cocktail shaker, add slices, vanilla syrup, and rosemary. Muddle these powerful healing & peace-including ingredients together. Add in rosewater, lemon, and apple juice. Add ice, shake, and strain into a glass. Top with soda water of ginger beer. 

For a hot tea version of these recipes, check out the Taurus Tea Time blog.

Ingredient Alignment

Magical correspondences of ingredients, as they align to this lunar occasion!

Apple (Venus, Water) – Love, Healing, Longevity, Fertility, Wisdom, Magic

Bourbon – Grounding/Centering, Karmic Patterns, Ancestry, Harvest, Protection, Abundance, Life/Rebirth Cycles

Brandy (Distilled from Grapes): Grape (Moon, Water) – Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers, Money

Elder (Venus, Mercury) – Purification, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep

Ginger (Mars, Fire) – Love, Money, Success, Power

Rosemary (Sun, Fire, Mercury, Moon) – Protection, Love/Lust, Mental Powers, Purification, Healing, Sleep/Peace

Rose (Venus, Water) – Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection

Vanilla (Venus, Water) – Love, Sexuality, Energy, Mind, Peace, Money

Works Cited

Here are the resources I used to help guide my work beyond what I already know! I highly recommend these reference tests