Welcome to Minisode #6! Today, our craft topic is Craft Cocktails, and we're going to take you through a Persephone's Kiss. The recipe is below if you want to follow along as we make it and discuss the magical properties of all the ingredients!


Recipe

Ingredients:
2 oz tequila (rejuvenation)
1.5 oz pomegranate juice (life, death, rebirth, fertility, and abundance)
1 oz orange liqueur (positivity, abundance, and joy)
3/4 oz lime juice (spiritual protection, purification, and promoting peace of mind)
1/2 oz hot honey syrup*** (love, prosperity, and community; used in spells to attract good fortune and bind things together)

Instructions:
Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a glass filled with ice, and enjoy!



***Hot Honey Syrup:

½ cup honey
½ cup water
1 pepper habanero, jalapenos, red pepper or 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, OR use hot honey (protection from evil and negativity, and as a tool for passion, energy, and luck)
Heat all ingredients on the stove on medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
Strain and place into an airtight jar.
Store in fridge for up to two weeks.


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Thanks - the Caftan Coven

Today's interviewee is none other than 1/3 of the Caftan Coven (and pod co-host) Amy Cissell! We'll discuss her upcoming series - Silver City Shifters, as well as French 75s, pomegranates, manifestation, and the Beaver Supermoon!

Pour yourself a drink, get cozy, and dive into the episode!

This week's cocktail is a Pomegranate French 75. Recipe at the bottom of the show notes.

This week's links -

Oracle Deck:

Laura May – The Ritual Kitchen on IG:

https://www.instagram.com/lauramayritualkitchen/

Sadly, her tarot deck is sold out, but she has a book called Kitchen Magic which Shéa recommends: https://amzn.to/4h6SdN2

Preorder Wolf Pack of the Apocalypse, book 1 in Amy's upcoming new series Silver City Shifters: https://books2read.com/wolfpackoftheapocalypse

Amy's website https://www.amycissell.com/

Amy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/acissellwrites/

Finally - watch us on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jhI5weOheMQ

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Pomegranate French 75 (Energy: new beginnings, growth, prosperity)

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces gin
• 2 ounces pomegranate juice
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• Sparkling wine

Directions:

Combine the gin, pomegranate juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for about 15 seconds until chilled. Strain the mixture into a champagne flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with desired amount of pomegranate seeds.

Pour yourself a Hades Snare (recipe at the end) and join us for an overview on the history of the Western European celebration of Samhain.

Today's Oracle deck is Juliet Diaz and Lorraine Anderson's Seasons of the Witch Samhain Deck, and our card is "Pumpkin." Key words: Protection, fertility, and prosperity! https://www.rockpoolpublishing.com/seasons-of-the-witch-samhain-oracle

And you definitely need to get Shea's latest Halloween-themed book, A Haunt Mess. (It's available all over, but here's the 'Zon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FVWCDFG8

Finally - watch us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@cliffhangersandcocktails/videos

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Hades Snare (Energy: good fortune, prosperity, spiritual awareness, divination)

For the spiced pomegranate juice:

• 1 cup Pomegranate juice
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 2 star anise

For the cocktail:

• Ice
• 2 ounces gin
• 2 ounces spiced pomegranate juice
• 4-5 ounces tonic water

Fill glass with ice. Pour in gin and pomegranate syrup. Top with tonic. Stir slowly.