Maple & Rose

Energies: Creativity, Happiness, Love, Lust

Celebrate the excitement of Spring and the return of the sun, with this peach, strawberry, and maple rum concoction! With peach for happiness, strawberry for invoking luck and harmony, and Wytchwood’s Aphrodite Maple for love, wellness, and abundance – this concoction is a juicy, easily addicting concoction to celebrate the seasonal flavors and energies. Topped with jovial lemon, the elevating and creative energies of orange liqueur, and grounded by the dark rum, Maple & Rose is just the Beltane drink to light your inner creative and sensual fires.

For this delightful drink, I use the Aphrodite Maple Syrup from Wytchwood (which is flavored with rose and cardamom) to complement the death of the dark spiced Kraken rum I used. Besides the fact that this maple syrup adds in extra loving energies of rose and cardamom, it is SUPERBLY delicious and has transformed my opinion of how dynamic and flavorful (and magical) maple syrup can be. I HIGHLY recommend it!

PrintMaple & RoseA peach, maple, rose, and strawberry rum concoction to celebrate the spring, and coming of summer for creativity, love, and happiness!Ingredients1 quarter slice peach2-4 slices strawberry1/2 ounce WytchWood Aphrodite Rose & Cardamom Maple Syrup4 drops/dashes rosewater3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice1.5 ounces dark rum (skip for nonalcoholic version)1/4 ounce triple sec/orange liqueur (skip for nonalcoholic version)1 strawberry cut like a rose (for snackable garnish!)1 slice peach (for garnish – shape like a moon if desired)InstructionsIn the bottom of your shaker, add peach, strawberry, maple syrup, and rosewater. Muddle these ingredients together, then add in lemon juice, dark rum, and triple sec. Add ice, shake, and dump into bucket glass. Garnish with rose-cut strawberry and peach slice.NotesFor a mocktail version, simply make without alcohol! Honestly, it is just as luscious and delightful. You can replace the triple sec with a orange peel or slice if you like, although I do not suggest adding orange juice to this concoction.Also feel free to add 1/8-1/4 elderflower liqueur to this concoction if you desire. Be sure to add to taste – it can quickly become overwhelming.Ingredient Alignment

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

Maple (Jupiter, Air, Earth) – Love, Longevity, Money

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

Peach (Venus, Water) – Love, Health, Happiness, Wisdom, Purification, Fertility

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

Strawberry (Venus) – Love, harmony, Divination, Good luck

Sugarcane (Venus, Water) – Love, Lust

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Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen. Llewellyn Publications, 1990.Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Llewellyn Publications, 1985.

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