Elixir of Life - the first cocktails

Since the begining of time Alchemy as been ultivated for the purpose of improving physical, emotional and mental health, and ultimately returning to the primordial unity with the source becoming an Immortal. The practice and staudy where including Meditation, by working with the energies that were already present in the human body as opposed to using natural substances, medicines or elixirs, from outside of the body.
At the same time many Elixir have been created to help the body and the spirit to accive an higther level of awareness. The elixir of life, also known as elixir of immortality and sometimes equated with the philosopher's stone is a mythical potion or cocktail that, when drunk from a certain cup at a certain time, supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth.

In May, archaeologists found bottles beneath a hotel construction site in New York that once contained medicinal remedies.

One of these, called the 'Elixir of Long Life' was once believed to be capable of cheating death, and the team are now preparing to make it and try the miracle cure for themselves.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2661186/Elixir-Long-Life-recreated-using-19th-century-recipe-Medicinal-brew-alcohol-herbs-used-miracle-cure.html#ixzz3FU2O4S1c

Ingredients
Aloes -  0.46 ounces (13 grams)
Rhubarb - 0.08 ounces (2.3 grams)
Gentian - 0.08 ounces (2.3 grams)
Zedoary (also known as white turmeric) - 0.08 ounces (2.3 grams)
Spanish saffron - 0.08 ounces (2.3 grams)
Water - four fluid ounces (114 millilitres)

Grain alcohol (vodka, gin) - 12 fluid ounces (240 millilitres)
Method
Squeeze out the liquid from the aloes.

Crush the rhubarb, gentian and saffron together and then mix them with the aloe liquid.

Then let the mixture sit for three days but shake it every so often.

It will then need to be filtered before it can be served.