Nectar making

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Nectar making is an activity in The Sims: Makin' Magic and a skill in The Sims 3 World Adventures that allows Sims to make nectar, the equivalent of wine in The Sims. Due to the ratings of the Sims games, nectar is non-alcoholic. Even so, it cannot be consumed by children, in keeping with legal restriction on alcohol in many real countries.

History
Nectar was created by a woman named Anastasia Necteaux, who resided in Champs Les Sims France. Though Admiral Landgraab aided in the creation of nectar, Necteaux was instrumental in it.

The Sims
In The Sims: Makin' Magic, the Sim first drops grapes/elderberries and the other ingredients into the A Pressing Feeling nectar maker. After the Sim puts the ingredients in, the Sim then changes into his/her swimsuit and stomps the fruits while dancing around. After the Sim finishes stomping it, the Sim will pour the stomped nectar into a bottle and can sell it, or place it in their inventory. From there, it can be given as a gift or placed in the "Taste of the Vine Nectar Bar" for later use. When selling nectar, the price depends on the Sim's Cooking skill. For a Sim with maxed Cooking, nectar making can be quite profitable.

While nectar is treated as non-alcoholic with regard to Sims, enchanted garden gnomes who swim in the nectar press will get slightly tipsy. Apothecary Todd seems to have a liking for Elderberry Nectar.

The Sims 3
Nectar making in The Sims 3 World Adventures uses a similar process to that of Makin' Magic. The quality of the Nectar depends on the quality of the fruits and the level of the Nectar Making skill, therefore it is related to the Gardening and Cooking skills. This skill is learned by 'squishing' fruit using L'amour des Fruits Nectar Maker and making nectar bottles. To increase nectar quality and worth, it must be aged in a nectar rack. To achieve maximum aging potential, nectar must be aged in a rack placed at the lowest possible basement level. Players can buy nectar machines and racks at the Nectary in Champs Les Sims, France, or anywhere there is a Nectary register.

Depending on how good the nectar is, a Sim that drinks it will be afflicted with one or more of several good or bad moodlets:



Drinking a nectar made with at least 1 lifefruit will result in the Full of Life moodlet and will add a day to a Sim's life. Drinking a nectar made with at least 3 firefruits will result in the Warm Fuzzies moodlet.

Amazing Nectar Recipes

 * 1) 9 Life fruit, 1 pomegranate
 * 2) 7 Life fruit, 2 Flame fruit, 1 plum
 * 3) 7 Life fruit, 2 Flame fruit, 1 watermelon
 * 4) 6 Life fruit, 3 Flame fruit, 1 Cherimola Blan Grapes
 * 5) 5 Cranerlet Nuala Grapes, 5 Life fruit
 * 6) 2 Gralladina Fran Grapes, 2 Cranerlet Nuala Grapes, 1 Flame fruit, 1 Life fruit, 1 cherry, 1 pomelo, 1 Avornalino Grapes, 1 Meloire Grapes
 * 7) 2 Life fruit, 2 Gralladina Fran Grapes, 2 Cranerlet Nuala Grapes, 2 cherry, 2 pomelo
 * 8) 5 Life fruit, 5 pomelo
 * 9) 5 Gralladina Fran Grapes, 5 apples
 * 10) 5 apple, 5 Renoit Grapes - Probably the single best bottle for beginners

Statistics
Number of bottles made, Number of glasses had, Total made selling nectar (§), Highest amount single bottle sold for, Number of fruits used to make nectar, Number of Sims served, Number of times squished fruit, Number of different combinations

Challenges

 * Master of Nectar Making
 * After making 200 bottles of Nectar you'll make more bottles per batch.


 * Flavorful Feet
 * After squishing 40 batches of fruit, Nectar made by you will be worth more.


 * The Vizard of Vine
 * Turn 400 bunches of homegrown grapes into Nectar and all grapevine varieties grown by you will yield more grapes.


 * Mix Master
 * Make 15 different Nectar combinations and your Sim will be able to predict a Nectar recipe's final quality before making it.

Abilities
Note: When you master Nectar Making, if you use all life fruit, it creates an "elixair of life" which sets your sims age back a day. If you use only flame fruit, it gives the warm fuzzies moodlet.