Monday, October 5, 2015

Magic Potion, Redux

Just over five years ago I posted a tutorial on making a swirling, color changing magic potion using mica powder.


It's a really cool effect, but never in a million years did I think you could actually drink something like this.  Turns out I was wrong.  Worse, it looks like mixing shimmer powder into a drink might be a million dollar idea.  I present to you..."Viniq Shimmery Liquor"!

The makers advertise it as "A delicious combination of Premium Vodka, Moscato, Natural Fruit Flavors, and a one-of-a-kind shimmer".   Fine brandy it ain't, but it's still a cool gimmick.  Here's a video from a distributor describing the...uh..fine craftsmanship that goes into producing the product.


And here's a far more entertaining look at the product. Lots of F-bombs, so it's NSFW. Heh.


While Viniq is obviously a novelty, infusing consumable liquids with food safe mica powder seems like a bang-up idea for Halloween parties and LARP potions.  Unfortunately, in pure water it settles out of suspension pretty quickly.  I suspect you would need to increase the specific gravity of the liquid with glycerin or sugar syrup to keep the particles in motion. 
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6 comments:

  1. Ministry MinionOctober 5, 2015 at 5:02 AM

    I did that a month ago for a friend, a small vial of Felix Felicis:
    (Made to be drunk, not kept, so I didn't bother aging it)

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ILS_Qsrx78cpsBrhcUmg7tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

    The dose of powder was very small (just the point of a knife), to avoid potential ill-effects, but as long as you shake the bottle a bit before, it looks decent.

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  2. beaOctober 5, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    Oh yeah, I can't see ANY side effects from drinking THAT!

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  3. ElliotOctober 5, 2015 at 4:11 PM

    You can also try using edible luster instead of mica. Something like "Wilton Pearl Dust" would work well.

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  4. The Mad HatterOctober 5, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    My brother bought a bottle of that it taste like very alcoholic cough syrup. And the shimmer settles out fast.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 5, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    Looks like a kidney stone in a bottle.

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  6. Stella AndersonOctober 6, 2015 at 10:50 PM

    Hey, that would be a neat trick to do with my home-brewed absinthe.

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