Editing Alcohols of Amber (section)

==On the Issue of Potentcy==
Amber is not known as an industrial nation but in some areas it produces well.  Fish and alcohol among them.

When one considers the alcohol produced in Amber, and some nearby shadows and [[Shades]] one needs to consider the one influence on an alcohol that can rarely be added to alcohols across shadow; Proximity to the Pattern.  Patterns, Marks, even most Squiggles, give a realm a certain sense of potency.  This carries over to the raw material used in making alcohol.

Many people say that certain breads in Amber are better.  These breads are made from local grain. Grains are the main ingredient in making most alcohols.  The unique qualities of the grains in Amber have lead to the produce of alcohols using it to be considered superiors to shadow alcohols despite often having the same alcohol content.

Connoisseur may be sticklers over vintage, origin, and methodology in making alcohols, but even a casual drinker can tell the difference between breads and alcohols made in Amber  and close shadows and those made further out.

With this in mind, many of the alcohols are no more potent then their shadow cousins, but because of their proximity to a High Order construct, can effect people more powerfully and effect those with a higher endurance or constitution.