{"id":19410,"date":"2019-03-01T01:10:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T06:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=20766"},"modified":"2019-02-28T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:51:08","slug":"book-review-the-mixology-of-astrology-by-aliza-kelly-faragher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/03\/01\/book-review-the-mixology-of-astrology-by-aliza-kelly-faragher\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 The Mixology of Astrology: Cosmic Coctail Recipes for Every Sign by Aliza Kelly Faragher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Book Review
The Mixology of Astrology
Cosmic Cocktail Recipes for Every Sign<\/em><\/strong>
by Aliza Kelly Faragher
Publisher- Adams Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\nfirst ten pages of the book are about astrology and mixologist terms,\nin defining types of glassware used in serving refreshments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From\nthere Ms. Faragher breaks each chapter down into the astrology signs.\n Each sign has a page dedicated to explaining some of the\ncharacteristics of each symbol. Then each sign is paired with 16\ndifferent drink recipes. Each recipe gives a bit of an explanation\nwhy each goes with that sign, the recipe, serving size, and\ndirections on mixing ins for serving suggestions (kind of glass and\ngarnish) included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare 192 (yes that number is correct) recipes, 16 different rings for\n12 different zodiac signs. Not a single recipe is repeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So,\nto see how good this book was I invited some friends over. I\nassigned different things for them to bring based on their zodiac\nsign. Being a Pisces, I gathered Raspberry vodka and some berries\nfor \u201cLove Potion #Nine.\u201d My husband, the Scorpio went for hard\ncider and lager for a drink called \u201cSnake Bite\u201d (said to be so\npotent it is outlawed in the United Kingdom.) A Libra we know brought\nGin and Champagne for \u201cFrench 75\u201d, her husband a Gemini brought\nAbsinthe, Gin, and Grenadine for a \u201cMonkey Gland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now,\nI decided I needed to do this Mixology of Astrology in two different\nways. This first time was the small gathering at my place. So, next\nI decided to go with my husband to an \u201cOpen MIC Night\u201d at a local\nbar where we knew some of our friends hung out, they are regulars\nthere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nasked some of them what their sign was and let them look at a list of\ndrink names for their astrological sign. This experiment ended up\nbecoming a lot of fun; people were enjoying changing their pace from\ntheir usual drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nthe most part, the drinks that Ms. Faragher listed in each sign, was\npretty much spot on for the person with that astrological sign. Most\nof the people that agreed to my experiment said they had never\nthought about trying a mixed drink different than what they always\ndrink. Only three people that I asked to try this stated, they would\nstick to their beers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nbook would be great for small get-togethers, or at a\nBachelorette\\Bachelor party. While the cover of this book is pink\nand looks a bit feminine, it has some drinks that our fellas would\nlike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mixology of Astrology: Cosmic Cocktail Recipes for Every Sign on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About\nthe Author:<\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dawn\nBorries<\/strong> loves\nreading and was thrilled to become a Reviewer for PaganPages.Org.\nDawn, also, has been doing Tarot and Numerology readings for the past\n25 years. Dawn does readings on her Facebook page.  If you are\ninterested in a reading you can reach her at: Readings\nby Dawn<\/a> on Facebook at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

facebook.com\/Readings-by-Dawn-1608860142735781\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book ReviewThe Mixology of AstrologyCosmic Cocktail Recipes for Every Signby Aliza Kelly FaragherPublisher- Adams Media The first ten pages of the book are about astrology and mixologist terms, in defining types of glassware used in serving refreshments. From there Ms. Faragher breaks each chapter down into the astrology signs. Each sign has a page dedicated to explaining some of the characteristics of each symbol. Then each sign is paired with 16 different drink recipes. Each recipe gives a bit of an explanation why each goes with that sign, the recipe, serving size, and directions on mixing ins for serving suggestions (kind of glass and garnish) included. There are 192 (yes that number is correct) recipes, 16 different rings for 12 different zodiac signs. Not a single recipe is repeated. So, to see how good this book was I invited some friends over. I assigned different things for them to bring based on their zodiac sign. Being a Pisces, I gathered Raspberry vodka and some berries for \u201cLove Potion #Nine.\u201d My husband, the Scorpio went for hard cider and lager for a drink called \u201cSnake Bite\u201d (said to be so potent it is outlawed in the United Kingdom.) A Libra we know brought Gin and Champagne for \u201cFrench 75\u201d, her husband a Gemini brought Absinthe, Gin, and Grenadine for a \u201cMonkey Gland.\u201d Now, I decided I needed to do this Mixology of Astrology in two different ways. This first time was the small gathering at my place. So, next I decided to go with my husband to an \u201cOpen MIC Night\u201d at a local bar where we knew some of our friends hung out, they are regulars there. I asked some of them what their sign was and let them look at a list of drink names for their astrological sign. This experiment ended up becoming a lot of fun; people were enjoying changing their pace from their usual drink. For the most part, the drinks that Ms. Faragher listed in each sign, was pretty much spot on for the person with that astrological sign. Most of the people that agreed to my experiment said they had never thought about trying a mixed drink different than what they always drink. Only three people that I asked to try this stated, they would stick to their beers. This book would be great for small get-togethers, or at a Bachelorette\\Bachelor party. While the cover of this book is pink and looks a bit feminine, it has some drinks that our fellas would like. The Mixology of Astrology: Cosmic Cocktail Recipes for Every Sign on Amazon *** About the Author: Dawn Borries loves reading and was thrilled to become a Reviewer for PaganPages.Org. Dawn, also, has been doing Tarot and Numerology readings for the past 25 years. Dawn does readings on her Facebook page.  If you are interested in a reading you can reach her at: Readings by Dawn on Facebook at facebook.com\/Readings-by-Dawn-1608860142735781\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/231"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}