✶ Welcome to The Alchemist’s Ledger ✶
Tonight, we open the circle at the threshold of Samhain —
when endings become beginnings and the veil grows thin.
In every glass there’s a choice: to sip without thought, or to raise something on purpose.
The Alchemist’s Bar is my offering to the latter — a place where mixology meets mindfulness, where ritual invites balance, and where every cocktail has a zero-proof twin so every guest is honored.
This Ledger will arrive monthly with:
a seasonal ritual recipe (cocktail + zero-proof pair)
a brief reflection and practical act of balance
and, sometimes, a symbol or blessing to carry with you
✶ Samhain Shadowglass — Cocktail & Zero-Proof Twin
A ritual for endings, remembering, and the turning of the wheel.
Shadow — The Ember in the Dark (Cocktail)
2 oz bourbon or dark rum
1 oz black cherry syrup (or reduced cherry juice)
½ oz fresh lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 small rosemary sprig (for smoke + garnish)
Method
Torch the rosemary until it smolders; trap smoke under an inverted glass.
Shake remaining ingredients with ice.
Turn the glass, add a large cube, and strain the drink in.
Garnish with the charred rosemary or a cherry.
Ritual note: Sip in silence for the ones who walked before you. Toast what they taught you.
Balance — The Lantern for the Living (Zero-Proof)
2 oz tart cherry juice
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz rosemary simple syrup
2–3 oz soda water (or NA whiskey alternative, optional)
Rosemary sprig
Method
Build over ice in a rocks glass. Stir gently.
Top with soda water. Garnish with rosemary.
Ritual note: Sip with gratitude for those who still share your table.
Make-ahead tip: Rosemary syrup = 1:1 sugar:water, simmer with rosemary 5–7 min, cool, strain. Keeps 2 weeks refrigerated.
Reflection prompt:
What is ready to be released — and what is quietly asking to begin?
Small act of balance (tonight):
Light a candle. Hold the glass with both hands. One breath for what ends; one breath for what begins. Sip with intention.
May your pour be an intention, your sip a mirror, and your evening a place of balance.
✶ Light • Shadow • Balance ✶
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The Alchemist’s Bar
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