Esoteric Distillation
by ArcalRanem
Esoteric Distillation adds sixteen brewing recipes for Fabric that produce potions with status effects vanilla Minecraft does not make obtainable in survival.
What it does
The additions include Decay, which applies the Wither effect, along with potions for Luck, Absorption, Haste, Blindness, Vitality, Charm, Famine and more. Most of the new recipes begin from a vanilla Awkward Potion made with a Water Bottle, and they are brewed on a standard brewing stand using Nether Wart and other ingredients the table of the mod lists.
Six of the recipes produce corrupted versions of other potions. Corruption uses a Fermented Spider Eye on an existing potion, and a lengthened potion cannot later be corrupted. Glowstone has to be added only after corruption. Every new potion comes with Splash, Lingering and Tipped Arrow variants.
The mod runs on client and server, so a server and every player need it installed. It is published for Fabric only, with files covering 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, which is not an open source license.
Key features
Sixteen new brewing recipes
Recipes add potions for effects that vanilla survival does not offer, brewed with ingredients from the usual brewing stand.
Corrupted potion variants
Six recipes turn a potion into a corrupted version through a Fermented Spider Eye, with rules for lengthened potions.
Splash, Lingering and arrow forms
Every new potion has Splash, Lingering and Tipped Arrow variants, so the effects can be thrown or fired.
Enhancement with Glowstone
Glowstone enhances a potion, but only when it is added after the corruption step.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want more potion effects in survival, and server owners who run the mod for all players.
How it compares
Many Potions is published for Fabric and 1.21.1, is all rights reserved and is not open source, so it targets a later version than this mod. BTL Potion of Haste is Fabric only for 26.2, under CC0 1.0 Universal, and is open source. Missing Potions! covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, which is open source. Glowing Potion is also Fabric only, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 under the MIT License, and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esoteric Distillation | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-03-09 |
| Many Potions | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-11 |
| BTL Potion of Haste | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-29 |
| Missing Potions! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
| Glowing Potion | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-09 |
Questions
Does Esoteric Distillation need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Esoteric Distillation support?
How are the corrupted potions made?
In the catalog
Esoteric Distillation is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Esoteric Distillation is a Fabric mod that adds 16 new brewing recipes for potions and effects not typically obtainable in vanilla survival Minecraft. These include, but are not limited to: - Potion of Decay (Wither) - Potion of Luck - Potion of Absorption - Potion of Haste - Potion of Blindness - Potion of Vitality…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/esoteric-distillation
- Owner
- ArcalRanem
- Published
- 2024-03-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15