Spirits

The strong stuff - all distilled, most aged, and the trickiest to perfect.

Overview

The strong stuff. Every spirit is distilled in a brewing stand, most are aged, and they are the trickiest drinks to get right. Handle the high-proof ones with care. In-game each is named after a brand by quality - see each page for its ladder.

Drink Ingredients Distill Barrel & age Alc
Whiskey 10 wheat 2 Spruce, 18 yrs ~26%
Rum 18 sugar cane 2 Oak, 14 yrs ~30%
Vodka 10 potato 3 none ~20%
Gin 9 wheat + 6 blue flowers + 1 apple 2 none ~20%
Tequila 8 cactus 2 Birch, 12 yrs ~20%
Calvados 12 apple 3 Acacia, 6 yrs ~14%
Fire Whiskey 10 wheat + 2 blaze powder 3 Spruce, 18 yrs ~28%
Mushroom Vodka 10 potato + 3 red + 3 brown mushroom 5 none ~18%
Golden Vodka 10 potato + 2 gold nugget 3 none ~20%
Absinthe 15 grass 6 none ~42%
Green Absinthe 17 grass + 2 poisonous potato 6 none ~46%

Whiskey

A single-malt whiskey, long-aged in spruce for a smooth, warming spirit.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 10 wheat
Ferment 10 minutes
Distill 2 runs
Barrel & age Spruce · 18 years (~6 hrs)
Difficulty 7 / 10
Alcohol ~26%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Whisky shown on the line beneath.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

whiskey:
  name: Bell's/Jameson/Macallan
  ingredients:
  - WHEAT/10
  cookingtime: 10
  distillruns: 2
  distilltime: 50
  wood: 4
  age: 18
  color: ORANGE
  difficulty: 7
  alcohol: 26
  lore:
  - '&7Whisky'

Rum

HellHold's sweet, strong signature spirit, with a faint warming kick.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 18 sugar cane
Ferment 6 minutes
Distill 2 runs
Barrel & age Oak · 14 years (~4½ hrs)
Difficulty 6 / 10
Alcohol ~30%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Rum shown on the line beneath.

Effects

A well-made Rum gives a brief touch of Fire Resistance; a botched one can leave you Poisoned.

Want to see it made start to finish? Follow the Worked Example.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

rum:
  name: Lamb's/Captain Morgan/Mount Gay
  ingredients:
  - SUGAR_CANE/18
  cookingtime: 6
  distillruns: 2
  distilltime: 30
  wood: 2
  age: 14
  color: DARK_RED
  difficulty: 6
  alcohol: 30
  lore:
  - '&7Rum'
  effects:
  - FIRE_RESISTANCE/1/20-100
  - POISON/1-0/30-0

Vodka

A clean, strong potato spirit - no barrel needed, just distill and drink.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 10 potato
Ferment 15 minutes
Distill 3 runs
Barrel & age No aging needed
Difficulty 4 / 10
Alcohol ~20%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Vodka shown on the line beneath.

Effects

A rough drink - expect a brief Weakness and a touch of Poison when you knock it back.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

vodka:
  name: Glen's/Smirnoff/Grey Goose
  ingredients:
  - POTATO/10
  cookingtime: 15
  distillruns: 3
  age: 0
  color: WHITE
  difficulty: 4
  alcohol: 20
  lore:
  - '&7Vodka'
  effects:
  - WEAKNESS/15
  - POISON/10

Gin

A juniper-forward gin made with HellHold's custom blue flowers.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 9 wheat + 6 blue flowers + 1 apple
Ferment 6 minutes
Distill 2 runs
Barrel & age No aging needed
Difficulty 6 / 10
Alcohol ~20%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Gin shown on the line beneath.

Blue flowers are a custom ingredient - use either a cornflower or a blue orchid.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

gin:
  name: Gordon's/Bombay Sapphire/Hendrick's
  ingredients:
  - WHEAT/9
  - blue-flowers/6
  - APPLE/1
  cookingtime: 6
  distillruns: 2
  color: 99ddff
  difficulty: 6
  alcohol: 20
  lore:
  - '&7Gin'

Tequila

A desert spirit distilled from cactus and aged in birch.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 8 cactus
Ferment 15 minutes
Distill 2 runs
Barrel & age Birch · 12 years (~4 hrs)
Difficulty 5 / 10
Alcohol ~20%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Tequila shown on the line beneath.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

tequila:
  name: Sierra/Jose Cuervo/Patrón
  ingredients:
  - CACTUS/8
  cookingtime: 15
  distillruns: 2
  wood: 1
  age: 12
  color: f5f07e
  difficulty: 5
  alcohol: 20
  lore:
  - '&7Tequila'

Calvados

An apple brandy - distilled cider, aged in acacia. The refined step up from a simple cider.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 12 apple
Ferment 16 minutes
Distill 3 runs
Barrel & age Acacia · 6 years (~2 hrs)
Difficulty 5 / 10
Alcohol ~14%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Apple Brandy shown on the line beneath.

Get it wrong and it turns sour like acid; nail it for a smooth Calvados.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

apple_liquor:
  name: Boulard/Père Magloire/Christian Drouin
  ingredients:
  - APPLE/12
  cookingtime: 16
  distillruns: 3
  wood: 5
  age: 6
  color: BRIGHT_RED
  difficulty: 5
  alcohol: 14
  lore:
  - '&7Apple Brandy'

Fire Whiskey

Whiskey brewed with blaze powder for a genuinely fiery kick.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 10 wheat + 2 blaze powder
Ferment 12 minutes
Distill 3 runs
Barrel & age Spruce · 18 years (~6 hrs)
Difficulty 7 / 10
Alcohol ~28%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Cinnamon Whisky shown on the line beneath.

Effects

Drinking it gives a burning feeling in your mouth.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

fire_whiskey:
  name: Hot Shot/Fireball/Goldschläger
  ingredients:
  - WHEAT/10
  - BLAZE_POWDER/2
  cookingtime: 12
  distillruns: 3
  distilltime: 55
  wood: 4
  age: 18
  color: ORANGE
  difficulty: 7
  alcohol: 28
  lore:
  - '&7Cinnamon Whisky'
  drinkmessage: You get a burning feeling in your mouth

Mushroom Vodka

A wild variant that literally glows, brewed with red and brown mushrooms.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 10 potato + 3 red mushroom + 3 brown mushroom
Ferment 18 minutes
Distill 5 runs
Barrel & age No aging needed
Difficulty 7 / 10
Alcohol ~18%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Vodka shown on the line beneath.

Effects

Grants Night Vision and glows in the dark - but it is a rough ride, with Nausea and (on a bad batch) Blindness and Slowness.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

shroom_vodka:
  name: Toadstool/Spore Vodka/Glowcap Reserve
  ingredients:
  - POTATO/10
  - RED_MUSHROOM/3
  - BROWN_MUSHROOM/3
  cookingtime: 18
  distillruns: 5
  age: 0
  color: ff9999
  difficulty: 7
  alcohol: 18
  lore:
  - '&7Vodka'
  effects:
  - WEAKNESS/80
  - NAUSEA/27
  - NIGHT_VISION/50-80
  - BLINDNESS/12-2
  - SLOWNESS/10-3

Golden Vodka

A premium vodka finished with gold nuggets for a shimmering result.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 10 potato + 2 gold nugget
Ferment 18 minutes
Distill 3 runs
Barrel & age No aging needed
Difficulty 6 / 10
Alcohol ~20%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Vodka shown on the line beneath.

Effects

Like plain vodka, a poor batch can give Weakness and Poison - aim for the shimmering top tier.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

g_vodka:
  name: Fool's Gold/Gold Rush/Au Vodka
  ingredients:
  - POTATO/10
  - GOLD_NUGGET/2
  cookingtime: 18
  distillruns: 3
  age: 0
  color: ORANGE
  difficulty: 6
  alcohol: 20
  lore:
  - '&7Vodka'
  effects:
  - WEAKNESS/28
  - POISON/4

Absinthe

A fearsome high-proof liquor distilled from grass - and genuinely poisonous.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 15 grass
Ferment 3 minutes
Distill 6 runs
Barrel & age No aging needed
Difficulty 8 / 10
Alcohol ~42%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Absinthe shown on the line beneath.

Effects

Poisonous - even a good batch will poison you. Drink with care.

Difficulty 8 and six distill runs make this one of the hardest brews to perfect.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

absinthe:
  name: Hapsburg/Pernod/La Fée
  ingredients:
  - SHORT_GRASS/15
  cookingtime: 3
  distillruns: 6
  distilltime: 80
  color: GREEN
  difficulty: 8
  alcohol: 42
  lore:
  - '&7Absinthe'
  effects:
  - POISON/15-25

Green Absinthe

An even more dangerous absinthe spiked with poisonous potato - the strongest, deadliest brew on the server.

Recipe

Property Value
Ingredients 17 grass + 2 poisonous potato
Ferment 5 minutes
Distill 6 runs
Barrel & age No aging needed
Difficulty 9 / 10
Alcohol ~46%

Brands by quality

The closer you follow the recipe, the better the bottle - and the brand changes with it:

In-game the bottle is named after the brand, with Absinthe shown on the line beneath.

Effects

Heavily Poisonous with a jolt of Instant Damage, plus a dose of Night Vision. The most dangerous drink here.

Difficulty 9 - the single hardest recipe. Handle with extreme care.

Recipe config

The exact BreweryX recipes.yml entry for this drink:

gr_absinthe:
  name: Gutrot/Wormwood/Green Fairy
  ingredients:
  - SHORT_GRASS/17
  - POISONOUS_POTATO/2
  cookingtime: 5
  distillruns: 6
  distilltime: 85
  color: LIME
  difficulty: 9
  alcohol: 46
  lore:
  - '&7Absinthe'
  effects:
  - POISON/25-40
  - INSTANT_DAMAGE/2
  - NIGHT_VISION/40-60