Forum post of the day: What do potions taste like?
by Elizabeth Wachowski 
Aug 11th 2007 at 10:54AM
Well, this is definitely something I've never thought about before. Corntrollio of Laughing Skull asks the forums, "Ever wonder what mana or healing potions taste like? What do you imagine them tasting like?"
After thinking about this a little, I realized that I actually do sort of subscribe a taste to potions based on their color. Mana pots are blue raspberry Icees, health pots are strawberry daquiris, and all the little yellow elixirs that I constantly drink as a rogue are Mountain Dew (it gives you energy!)
Other suggestions for potion taste include:
- Major Dreamless Sleep Potion: Nyquil
- Ironshield Potion: Soy sauce ("you give me someone who after taking in 900000% of their daily sodium DOES NOT think they can attack a giant fire giant, AND WIN, and I show you a better man.")
- Adept's Elixir: Midori
- Noggenfogger Elixir: Smirnoff and apple Pucker
- Elixir of Major Defense: Black licorice
- Fel Regeneration Potion: Burning
There were many suggestions, but in the end, Jivursa of Dalaran won the thread with "I believe they must taste pretty bad. After all, even if my LIFE DEPENDED ON IT I could not bring myself to drink another until 2 minutes had passed." What do you think potions taste like?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Reygar Aug 11th 2007 11:10AM
some might be pretty good, can't think of any examples cause im not a heavy drinker lol
Alegis Aug 11th 2007 11:25AM
I don't think stuff with Felweed would taste too good. Terocone perhaps would.
Wulfhere Aug 11th 2007 12:00PM
Buckley's. They all taste like Buckley's.
TheMinority Aug 11th 2007 12:04PM
The Flask of Distilled Wisdom probably tastes like sour milk. Even if you die you can't get that taste out of your mouth, and you sure as heck will use a little more intelligence on your next few choices.
Protoster Aug 11th 2007 12:42PM
Anything with nightmare vine cant possibly taste any good...
Tekkub Aug 11th 2007 3:04PM
For some reason I just always asumed they were all like Nyqull, Robitussin, and all those other nasty cough medicines.
Jones Aug 11th 2007 3:33PM
Hahaha, love the Simpsons reference at the end "It tastes like... BURNING!"
Nick Thomas Aug 11th 2007 6:11PM
I always assumed health pots tasted like swedish fish
mmmmmmmmmmm.... swedish fish
Maureen Aug 11th 2007 8:54PM
Water breathing potions have to be nasty. They have fish oil in them. YUCK! So salty oily, nastyness. Thistle tea can be very good either because I never use it, so Lapsong Souchong.
Maureen Aug 11th 2007 8:55PM
I mean can't be good.
Finnicks Daerkhiv Aug 12th 2007 1:54AM
Jivursa of Dalaran for PRESIDENT.
QFT. U rok.
draeth Aug 12th 2007 10:27PM
Swiftness potions def taste like red bull and crack
Unregistered Aug 12th 2007 10:00PM
this is just a game. the 2 min CD is just blizz's way to make your life harder. in reality, you should be allow to chug as many pots as you can carry, anytime you like. in fact, even if your life is full, you should be allowed to drink a health pot because it's your choice and your pot. but dont forget, in battle, if you drink a health pot, it just draw more threat to yourself, so it will be a battle between how much you can pot vs how many mobs are on you in an instant.
coming back to what pots taste like. i think it's mostly related to their colour. health pots are probably blood, mana pots are blue so that you can related it to anything in real life, which is true. you cant get mana in real life. green stuff are probably veggie juice or something stinky. wait. veggie juice is stinky. purple, heh heh... cranberry or grape juice. those black ones are just squid juice - i mean, ink.