The Alchemist + The Vino Dulce
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is an allegorical novel that follows an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago has a reoccurring dream that he engages a fortune teller to interpret and learns that he will find treasure if he travels to the pyramids of Egypt. While this a simple novel, there are many hidden lessons that basically amount to the idea that when you know yourself and work to achieve something, the universe will support you in that work. The story is easy to follow and the writing is not complicated - a very breezy read where you can just enjoy the story or meditate profusely on it. (Published by Harper One).
The Vino Dulce
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Or scrap both of those ideas and just enjoy a solid beverage with it. This quick read is full of wine mentions and the goal of finding treasure. Well, take a look at the Vino Dulce and tell me that you haven’t found a straight up fortune in this work of art by. It has port wine to support the vino habit of the shepherd boy inside of you and it's garnished with edible gold. Well, if this isn’t alchemy I don’t know what is. Turn drinks into boozyness and get bookish.
- Hendricks Gin
- Dark Cocoa
- Port Wine
- Campari
- Absinthe
- Angostura Bitters
- Edible Gold Garnish
“‘There is no wine in this country,’ the young man said, ‘The religion here forbids it.’”
