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Nectar Making

A Sim squishing fruit as part of the nectar making process in The Sims 3.

Nectar making is an activity in The Sims: Makin' Magic, and a skill in The Sims 3: World Adventures and The Sims 4: Horse Ranch that allows Sims to make nectar, the equivalent of wine in The Sims. It is not specified whether or not the nectar is alcoholic. Even so, it cannot be consumed by children, in keeping with legal restriction on alcohol in many real countries. Nectar is also the drink of the gods in Greek mythology, and grants the drinkers immortality.

With The Sims 3: Ambitions expansion pack, players can register as a self-employed nectar-maker.

History

Nectar was created by Jean Necteaux over 6,000 years ago. He resided in Champs Les Sims, France. His alleged descendant Anastasia Necteaux and Admiral Landgraab presumably had a part to play in the creation as well.

The Sims: Makin' Magic

In The Sims: Makin' Magic, the Sim first drops grapes/elderberries and the other ingredients into the A Pressing Feeling nectar maker. After the Sim puts the ingredients in, the Sim then changes into his/her swimsuit and stomps the fruits while dancing around. After the Sim finishes stomping it, the Sim will pour the stomped nectar into a bottle and can sell it, or place it in their inventory. From there, it can be given as a gift or placed in the Taste of the Vine Nectar Bar for later use. When selling nectar, the price depends on the Sim's Cooking skill. For a Sim with maxed Cooking, nectar making can be quite profitable.

While nectar is not specifically said to be alcoholic, enchanted garden gnomes who swim in the nectar press will get slightly tipsy. Apothecary Todd seems to have a liking for Elderberry Nectar.

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Note
	Grape Nectar	A sweet and sour tasty treat to tantalize your taste buds. A favorite of MagiCo's founder, you'll draw good company with this delightful drink.	2 Grapes, 1 Sugar
	Elderberry Nectar	A much prized commodity in the SimCity area, this nectar is tart and tangy, with just enough sweet to keep your face from permanently puckering.	1 Sugar, 2 Elderberry	Can be traded with Apothecary Todd for a rubber chicken
	Honey Nectar	The sweetest of the sweet, like a kiss from a hummingbird; you're sure to enjoy wetting your whistle with a sip or two from this heavenly beverage.	1 Honey, 1 Grapes, 1 Sugar
	Magic Nectar	This semi-secret beverage is best consumed a room temperature and immediately after having been pressed. It is thoroughly refreshing, and effervescent, with the slightest hint of zing. Your average nectar is fine for your everyday special occasions, but when you need something REALLY special, magic nectar is clearly the best.	2 Grapes, 1 Toad Sweat	Only shown in the recipe book after making it for the first time Cannot be added to inventory Temporarily turns Sim into a ghost

The Sims 3: World Adventures

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L'amour des Fruits Nectar Maker

The wonderful nectar making machine.

In order to get started, visit Champs Les Sims. There's an adventure which introduces the player to Nectar Making, but it is also possible to get started right away by purchasing a L'amour des Fruits Nectar Maker at the nectary. The three skill books for Nectar Making from level 1-10 are also available at Circle of Knowledge Bookstore in Champs Les Sims. Gardening is a must to make the best nectar since the quality depends heavily on the fruit used as ingredients.

It's important to distinguish between making nectar for Sims to drink or for selling. The best nectar for drinking would be one made from perfect fruits only and fulfill all of the moodlet requirements below. Nectar does not become better for Sims to drink through aging or flavor, and Sims do not benefit from drinking very old or expensive nectar (aside from the wish to drink expensive nectar). If made for selling, there's more to it than just perfect ingredients. The final value of nectar is subject to ingredient quality, ingredient rarity, skill level, flavor and aging.

In The Sims 3: Ambitions it is possible to register as a self-employed nectar maker. In The Sims 3: Late Night, plasma fruit can be used to make nectar; nectar containing any plasma fruit will cause non-vampires to vomit but will fill the thirst of vampires.

Nectar can be bought or tasted on public lots from nectar racks that are set to buyable or tasteable.

Abilities

Level	Nectar type	Bottles produced	Effect
0	Basic		-
4	Concentrated		+25% quality, but one less bottle produced
7	Mass Produce		-25% quality, but one more bottle produced
9	Extended Nectaration		+15% quality, but takes 50% longer to produce

To stock a cellar with nectar for drinking purposes first, 'Mass Production' is the ability to use. The decrease in quality is negligible and the extra bottles will help towards the 'Master of Nectar Making' challenge.

Moodlets

Icon	Name	Effect	Cause	Description	Notes	EP
	Sugar Rush	+15 Mood 4 Hours	Juice, Nectar, Soda, Candy bar	Filling up on sugary goodness makes everything more fun!		&EP01
	Astonishing Aroma Breathtaking Balance Commanding Complexity Fabulous Finish	+5-30 Mood 8 Hours	Nectar	The flavors of the nectar are so vibrant with fruits that the tongue is practically overwhelmed.	Effect depends on quality of the nectar.	&EP01
	Awful Aroma Bitter Balance Crooked Complexity Foul Finish	-5-30 Mood 8 Hours	Nectar	When nectar tastes that bad it should just be left in the bottle!	Effect depends on quality of the nectar. Sometimes a Sim will simply not like the nectar though.	&EP01
	Warm Fuzzies	+15 Mood 5 Hours	Nectar, Baked Angel Food Cake	Certain foods fill the body with a warm cozy feeling that's unlike anything else.	From nectar with at least 3 Flame fruits.	&EP01
	Full of Life	+50 Mood 8 Hours	Nectar	There's nothing that compares to feeling young and full of life again.	From nectar with at least 5 Life fruits.	&EP01
	Nauseous	-25 Mood 2 Hours	Nectar	(Sim Name) isn't feeling so hot. You may want to keep him/her around a bathroom.	Drinking nectar with at least 1 plasma fruit if not a vampire.	&EP01 +&EP03

Wishes

Icon	Name	Lifetime Happiness	Description	Trigger	EP
	Learn to Make Nectar	1,000	Nectar Making is an art that can be learned in a day, but takes a lifetime to master. Your Sim wants to travel to Champs Les Sims to learn the art of Nectar Making.		&EP01
	Master Nectar Making Skill	5,000	Mastering a Skill takes great patience and dedication, but your Sim aspires to be the best. Have your Sim practice the skill and complete Opportunities, and great things happen.		&EP01

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Aging

To increase nectar value after production, it must be aged in a nectar rack, preferably placed in a basement. The expensive Necteaux rack will age nectar faster than the cheaper Flavor Savor Nectar Rack. Contrary to the loading screen tip it does not matter how deep in basements the nectar rack is placed, as long as it is a basement. Nectar gains roughly 10% in value per day.

Flavor

Nectar made with at least 3 Flame fruit.

Taste is an important modifier when determining the value for nectar. It does not affect the moodlets a Sim will receive when drinking nectar. When a new batch of nectar is ready, a popup will tell the player how good (or bad) the flavor is. Each fruit has a base flavor value (Life fruit being the highest) which is subject to flavor combinations. It's better to start out with the 'special' rarity fruit and experiment from there. Luckily, the Sims community has shared the recipes they've discovered to have an 'Amazing' flavor. All the recipes below have been verified by The Sims Wiki users. The reason some of these amazing nectar recipes have low value is that their ingredients are less rare. Their flavor may be amazing, but for better results, use higher rarity fruit.

Not all gardening items are accepted by the nectar maker, primarily those that were added in The Sims 3: Pets and later. Those that aren't accepted, have their "Nectar Value" marked with a dash on the plants list.

Amazing Nectar Recipes

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Recipe	Base value
9 Life fruit, 1 Pomegranate (perfect fruits and extended nectaration)	602§
5 Life fruit, 5 Cranerlet Nuala (perfect fruits and extended nectaration)	533§
9 Life fruit, 1 Cherry (perfect fruits and extended nectaration)	531§
7 Life fruit, 2 Flame fruit, 1 Plum	402§
7 Life fruit, 2 Flame fruit, 1 Watermelon	400§
6 Life fruit, 3 Flame fruit, 1 Cheromola Blan	393§
5 Life fruit, 5 Cranerlet Nuala	366§
5 Life fruit, 5 Pomelo	328§
7 Flame fruit, 1 Life fruit, 1 Avornalino, 1 Plum	325§
8 Flame fruit, 2 Cherry	308§
2 Life fruit, 2 Gralladina Fran, 2 Cranerlet Nuala, 2 Cherry, 2 Pomelo	290§
2 Gralladina Fran, 2 Cranerlet Nuala, 1 Life fruit, 1 Flame fruit, 1 Cherry, 1 Pomelo, 1 Avornalino, 1 Meloire	280§

More Amazing Recipes	Base value
4 Meloire, 3 Flame fruit, 3 Gralladina Fran	250§
3 Cranerlet Nuala, 3 Gralladina Fran, 2 Renoit, 2 Meloire	226§
4 Lime, 3 Flame fruit, 2 Watermelon, 1 Life fruit	224§
5 Gralladina Fran, 4 Plum, 1 Cranerlet Nuala	196§
4 Pomelo, 3 Meloire, 3 Plum	192§
6 Meloire, 4 Cherry	190§
2 Cherimola Blan, 2 Cherry, 2 Pomegranate, 1 Pomelo, 1 Gralladina Fran, 1 Avornalino, 1 Cranerlet Nuala	177§
6 Cherry, 4 Pomegranate	147§
5 Gralladina Fran, 5 Apples	143§
9 Pomegranate, 1 Flame fruit	143§
9 Plum, 1 Lime	140§
5 Cherries, 5 Lime	119§
9 Pomegranate, 1 Life fruit	90§
4 Limes, 4 Watermelons, 2 Apples	90§
5 Renoit, 5 Apples	83§
6 Cherimola, 4 Apple	81§

'Best' Recipes

The 'best' recipes are always subject to what the intention with the nectar is.

Best for...	Recipe	Effects
...drinking and extending lifespan	6 Life Fruit, 3 Flame Fruit, 1 random fruit	All moodlets
...drinking without extending lifespan	3 Flame Fruit, 1 Life Fruit, 6 random fruits	All moodlets, but no age reduction.
...selling	9 Life Fruit, 1 Pomegranate	Highest base value before aging.
...selling for beginners	5 Apples, 5 Renoit Grapes	High base value and easy ingredients.

Statistics

• Number of bottles made
• Number of glasses had
• Total made selling nectar (§)
• Highest amount single bottle sold for
• Number of fruits used to make nectar
• Number of Sims served
• Number of times squished fruit
• Number of different combinations

Challenges

Master of Nectar Making

After making 200 bottles of Nectar you'll make more bottles per batch.

Flavorful Feet

After squishing 40 batches of fruit, Nectar made by you will be worth more.

The Vizard of Vine

Turn 400 bunches of homegrown grapes into Nectar and all grapevine varieties grown by you will yield more grapes.

Mix Master

Make 15 different Nectar combinations and your Sim will be able to predict a Nectar recipe's final quality before making it.

Trivia

• To complete The Vizard of Vine challenge, your Sim doesn't only have to turn 400 harvested grapes (base game ones don't count due to a typo) into homemade nectar. The challenge also requires the Sim to harvest 400 (other) grapes themselves.
• Travelling will reset Number of different combinations (and the Mix Master challenge) if Number of Sims served is still listed as 0.
• Nectar can be purchased from consignment stores.
• A Horrifying Quality Nectar with base value 0 will not increase its value when it stored in the basement.

Gallery

Nectar racks.

Nectar Racks stacked in three.

A woman serving nectar

Making nectar

Music of Champs Les Sims, France-- note that it contains some songs from "Sims: Makin Magic".

The Sims 4: Horse Ranch

Rootin' Fruit'n Nectar Maker

The Rootin' Fruit'n Nectar Maker can be bought in build mode. It can also be found at a few premade houses in Rider's Glen. The nectar maker requires ingredients to be used, but Sims can purchase apples, grapes, lemons, potatoes, and strawberries directly from the nectar maker. Sims can also grow their own harvestables with the gardening skill in order to maximize their profits.

Sims with high nectar making skill can craft excellent nectar from normal quality ingredients as long as their needs are met, but aging the nectar increases its value.

Unique recipes unlock dependant on the Sim's life state:

• Being a Vampire nectar maker unlocks the Plasma Nectar
• Being a Spellcasting nectar maker unlocks the Valerian Nectar
• Being a Werewolf nectar maker unlocks the Moonpetal Nectar

Recipes

Image	Skill	Pre-Age Value (Excellent Quality)	Nectar	Description	Ingredients	Effects
	1	98	Apple Nectar	A crisp, clean Nectar with a bright and bold entrance, balanced profile, and buttery mouthfeel. This inspiring classic goes down smooth and doesn't overstay its welcome. The perfect companion for a fancy picnic.	3 Apple	Helps Sims feel inspired. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, inspiration persists after Nectar wears off.
	1	115	Grape Nectar	The original, classic Nectar. This drink is the belle of any ball for any occasion. Any Sim who enjoys this beverage will know, deep down, that fancy is a state of mind.	3 Grape	Helps Sims feel confident. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, a confident feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	2	215	Strawberry Nectar	Sweet strawberry flavors tumble across the palate, frolicking together and igniting the senses. Fall in love with this Nectar, and maybe also the consenting individual next to you!	3 Strawberry	Helps Sims feel flirty. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, a flirty feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	2	115	Potato Nectar	Everyone thought Potato Nectar was madness. They said it wouldn't work. They were wrong. In fact, the resulting Nectar is quite drinkable, though its effects are strong. Drink responsibly!	3 Potato	Helps Sims feel especially happy, or the opposite if they overdo it. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, the consequences of overdoing it are significantly reduced. A happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off. (Unless Sim overdid it, then all bets are off.)
	3	98	Prairie Grass Nectar	A Nectar that's good before, during, and after a busy day on the ranch.	3 Prairie Grass Hay	Helps Sims feel happy and reduces tension. Surprisingly filling! If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, tension and Hunger reduction is stronger. A happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	3	98	Trash Nectar	Uncommon Nectar demands uncommon ingredients. Likewise, this Nectar is a taste to be acquired, not simply taken in-hand like any ordinary, pedestrian beverage.	3 Trash Fruit	Helps Sims feel happy while making them a bit smelly. Animals seem to respond quite positively. Having Nectar that is at least Lightly Aged will improve the smell. A happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	4	170	Energy Nectar	Originally an attempt at homemade Powersip, this Nectar recipe's simple ingredients produce an electrifying, energetic flavor. This drink is all class, no sleep. It's like lemonade for fancy people who can't sit still.	2 Lemon, 1 Any Herb	Helps Sims feel happy and staves off sleep for a short time. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, Sims get a bit more Energy and happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	5		Vitality Nectar	This "beverage", if it can even be called that, is not so much a culinary invention as a bizarre alchemical joke: the overwhelming crush of death itself, flipped upside down by the humble spinach. It goes to show that the right skill and ingredients can turn an end into a beginning.	1 Death Flower, 2 Spinach	Helps Sims feel happy. Extends vitality for the living by a little, and for the dead by a lot. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, Sims get a bit more vitality and a happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	5		Berry Nectar	The profile of sweet, tart, bitter, and earthen berry flavors in this Nectar perfectly reflects the creative journey of its creator: a mix of good, bad, all that life has to offer...and in the end, it all worked out.	3 Any Berry	Helps Sims feel happy. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.
	5		Fruit Nectar	The ultimate creative expression for master Nectar makers.	3 Any Fruit	Helps Sims feel happy. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.

Occult Recipes

Image	Skill	Nectar	Description	Ingredients	Effects	Notes	Pack
	4	Plasma Nectar	A gorgeous and understated Nectar. Vampires possessed of the most sophisticated tastes will find this drink is all sweetness, no bite. Non-vampires who drink this will feel sick, even the fancy ones. There, now you know.	3 Plasma Fruit	Helps Vampire Sims feel happy and refreshed. Non-vampires should avoid. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, Vampire refreshment greatly increases. A happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.	Only available to vampires Satiates vampires Normal Sims become nauseated	&GP04
	4	Valerian Nectar	Valerian Nectar won't win any taste awards, but keen Spellcasters will be more interested in the contents: distilled essence of the Valerian Root. Perfect for Spellcaster dinner parties.	3 Valerian Root	Helps Sims feel happy, with a little something extra for Spellcasters. This nectar reduces the spellcaster's charge significantly. If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, Spellcaster effects increase significantly. A happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.	Only available to spellcasters	&GP08
	4	Moonpetal Nectar	Run, howl, cast off the fetters of the mind, feel the wet earth beneath your claws, sip delicately, repeat. (Repeat at your own risk.)	3 Moonpetal	Helps Sims feel happy. Werewolves may enjoy an increased sense of calm. Beware: Any Werewolf who drinks too much will surely struggle to maintain control... If Nectar is at least Lightly Aged, calming effect for Werewolves increases. A happy feeling persists after Nectar wears off.	Only available to werewolves	&GP12

Aging

Aging is a process that increases the value of nectar. Nectar ages based on the number of days that have passed:

• Lightly Aged - Two Sim Days
• Moderately Aged - Five Sim Days
• Finely Aged - Seven To Eight Sim Days

Like in The Sims 3: World Adventures, if nectar is stored within nectar racks in the basement, the value increases much quicker. The value of finely aged nectar is 10 times that of its lightly aged value.

Over-Nectaring

If Sims drink more than one serving of nectar they will get a positive moodlet from drinking based on the type of nectar they consumed. However, if Sims drink too much nectar, they will get the "Over-Nectared" dazed moodlet and pass out.

External links

• Nectar Making at Carl's Sims 3 Guide.