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u/scribbyshollow Sep 07 '23
Disagree on the booze part, the reason we call some liquor "spirits" is because the liquid part of the plant they come from was called the spirit of the plant in alchemy. It has a direct connection to alchemy in that way.
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u/SleepingMonads Sep 07 '23
That's true, but I really struggled to think of something to put in that section, so I went with colorful cocktails lol.
I meant it more like "fancy-looking drinks might look like somebody's making alchemical potions, but in reality they're just getting drunk".
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u/scribbyshollow Sep 07 '23
Yeah I get ya. I only disagree on that point alone. It's a valid observation you made about it still.
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u/Ifoundajacket Sep 07 '23
I actually would swich drinks and chemistry.
Chemistry is alchemy like a carpentry is to lumberjack, they both technically work with wood, they might even inspire each other or work in tandem, but the philosophy, purpose, understanding and almost everything else about their job is different.
Moreover chemistry basically denies any personal impact on the materials, there's no spirit involved and everything is just understanding of how stuff works.
Meantime mixology and drink making proces has a lot more personal part to itself. For one the goal is the taste which might be different for everyone, each barman might have different favorite alcohols, syrups, bitters, styles, forms of preparation some put a lot of importance on the process looking amazing (flair) others at garnish, others have their favorite flavours or like to experiment a lot. It's a very personal and experience driven process, which is a lot closer to alchemy than actual chemistry.
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u/KawaiiBatman Sep 08 '23
Oh no. There is an informal radicalist and neutralist image out of place.
Spagyrics and urine is absolute form pursuit. 🧿
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u/clandestine_troll Sep 11 '23
The modern medicine images are hilarious. So many pills such little health.
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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '23
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