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12 years ago

Most Amazing/Valuable Nectar Recipes - GURUS CAN YOU MOVE THIS TO WA?

Meet Carmen Angelos, my wonderful nectar-making sim:

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I, too, am a "nectar" enthusiast in RL and have always enjoyed the nectar-making items from the 'ol World Adventures EP. However, I found that I was making the same few recipes over and over again; growing the same fruits; and losing track of which recipe used what ingredients.

I thus decided to compile the information that I had gathered from various sources over the last couple of years, organize my scrawled notes and embark on a project to name the top nectar recipes, list their attributes and organize them based on value. While this value can vary somewhat, I have found that it is more or less accurate across games and computers.

Carmen worked her little butt off for well over a sim year on this project. To honor her, I will be creating a story thread over the next few days about her busy year created in the form of a letter to her aunt back in Spain.

(Story Link to follow)

For the purposes of this thread, however, I will merely post the results of Carmen's grand endeavors:

98 AMAZING AND/OR VALUABLE NECTAR RECIPES

*All results based on Carmen Angelos' Level 10 Nectar Skill, Perfect Fruit, Flavor Enhancement upgrade to nectar machines, Extended Nectaration and Flavorful Feet earned through 40-squish skill opportunity. Sorted by price. Bottle prices listed are straight out of the machine before aging.

(Thanks to Murfee for catching a duplicate. Four recipes recommended by Sincerbox have also been added to the list.)

1. La Vida Dulce: 9 life fruits, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $603

2. Essencia: 6 life fruits, 3 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 gralladina fran grape
Amazing; Perfect - $593

3. Plum Fuego: 7 life fruits, 2 flame fruits, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $584

4. Valor: 6 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 1 cherimola blan grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $569

5. Apollo: 4 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $548

6. Solstice: 7 life fruit, 2 flame fruit, 1 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $507-585 = average $505 (randomized range for two batches of same blend)

7. Sanguinity: 6 life fruits, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 pomegranate, 1 cherry
Amazing; Perfect - $544

8. Synergy: 4 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 2 pomelos, 1 lime
Amazing; Perfect - $543

9. Sentience: 4 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 2 pomelos, 1 lime
Amazing; Perfect - $542

10. Enthusiasm: 8 life fruits, 1 cranerlet nuala, 1 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $536

11. Rendezvous: 5 life fruits, 5 cranerlet nuala grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $532

12. Destiny: 6 life fruits, 3 gralladina fran grapes, 1 cherry
Amazing; Perfect - $531

13. Reprieve: 9 life fruits, 1 cherry
Great; Perfect - $530

14. Somnabulence: 6 life fruits, 2 meloire grapes, 1 cherry, 1 gralladina fran grape
Amazing; Perfect - $522

15. Fulfillment: 7 life fruits, 1 cherry, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $521

16. Synthesis: 9 life fruits; 1 lime
Amazing; Perfect - $515

17. Variegata: 2 life fruits, 6 flame fruits, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 avornolino grape
Amazing; Perfect - $512

18. Sagacity: 5 life fruit, 2 gralladina fran, 1 flame fruit, 1 cranerlet nuala, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $470/$540 = average of $505 (two accidental batches in a row yielded different prices)

19. Iconic: 8 life fruits, 1 flame fruit, 1 meloire grape
Amazing; Perfect - $489

20. Aphrodite: 4 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 2 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $479

21. Memories: 6 gralladina fran grapes, 4 life fruits
Amazing; Perfect - $475

22. Festivo: 8 life fruits, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 flame fruit
Great; Perfect - $473

23. Nirvana: 7 flame fruits, 1 life fruit, 1 avornalino grape, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $473 - recipe credit to Sincerbox

24. Vampire Sangria: 9 plasma fruits, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $470

25. Assumption: 4 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 2 cherimola blan grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $463

26. Chakra: 7 life fruits; 1 cherry, 1 avornalino grape, 1 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $457-$458 (range from deliberate test of two consecutive batches)

27. Metamorphosis: 7 life fruits, 1 flame fruit, 1 plum, 1 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $448

28. Red Hot: 8 flame fruits, 2 cherries
Amazing; Perfect - $447

29. Pinnacle: 2 life fruits, 6 flame fruits, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 cherimola blan grape
Amazing; Perfect - $436

30. Mystique: 3 pomelos, 2 life fruits, 2 cranerlet nuala, 1 gralladina fran grape, 1 lime, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $429

31. Equilibrium: 3 life fruits, 3 flame fruits, 3 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $425

32. Sinbad: 2 life fruits, 2 gralladina fran grapes, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes, 2 cherries, 2 pomelos
Amazing; Perfect - $423

33. Solara: 5 life fruits, 5 pomelos
Amazing; Perfect - $416

34. Mêlée: 2 gralladina fran grapes, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 flame fruit, 1 life fruit, 1 cherry, 1 pomelo, 1 avornalino grape, 1 meloire grape
Amazing; Perfect - $407

35. Combustion: 7 gralladina fran grapes, 2 flame fruits, 1 life fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $406 - recipe credit to Sincerbox

36. Zany: 8 cranerlet nuala grapes, 2 limes
Amazing; Perfect - $397

37. Escapade: 3 life fruits, 2 avornalino grapes, 1 cherry, 1 flame fruit, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 plum, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $393

38. Blue Hawaii: 6 life fruits, 3 grapes, 1 banana
Amazing; Perfect - $388

39. Menehune: 5 life fruits, 3 bananas, 2 pomelos
Amazing; Perfect - $386

40. Tarzan: 6 life fruits, 3 bananas, 1 flame fruit
Amazing/Perfect - $365

41. Zorro: 4 meloire grapes, 3 flame fruits, 3 gralladina fran grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $363

42. Chrysanthemum: 4 gralladina fran grapes, 2 watermelon, 2 plums, 1 flame fruit, 1 life fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $362

43. Equinox: 5 cranerlet nuala grapes, 3 gralladina fran grapes, 2 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $360

44. Cornucopia: 2 flame fruits, 2 watermelon, 1 cherry, 1 avornalino grape, 1 gralladina fran, 1 life fruit, 1 plum, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $360

45. Alchemy: 3 cranerlet nuala, 2 avornalino, 1 flame fruit, 1 lime, 1 plum, 1 pomegranate, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $355

46. Impressionism: 4 pomegranates, 3 flame fruits, 1 life fruit, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 gralladina fran grape
Amazing; Perfect - $353 - recipe credit to Sincerbox

47. Luau: 5 life fruits, 4 bananas, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $335

48. Diabolique: 3 cherries, 2 life fruits, 2 pomegranates, 1 meloire grape, 1 lime; 1 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $334

49. Palooza: 3 watermelon, 1 meloire grape, 1 gralladina fran grape, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 life fruit, 1 plum, 1 pomegranate, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $333

50. Kahuna: 4 life fruits, 3 meloire grapes, 3 bananas
Amazing; Perfect - $332

51. Black Friar: 3 cranerlet nuala grapes, 3 gralladina fran, 2 renoit grapes, 2 meloire grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $329

52. Renaissance: 2 cherries, 2 flame fruits, 2 watermelon, 1 avornalino grapes, 1 gralladina fran grapes, 1 pomegranate, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $329

53. Summer Breeze: 1 life fruit, 3 flame fruits, 4 limes, 2 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $325

54. Luscious: 2 flame fruits, 2 gralladina fran grapes, 2 avornalino grapes, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes, 2 grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $323

55. Choir Boy: 4 life fruits, 3 cherimola blan grapes, 3 meloire grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $316

56. Aloha Spirit: 4 life, 3 cherimola blan grapes, 3 bananas
Amazing; Perfect - $314

57. Arabian Nights: 4 life fruits, 3 pomegranates, 3 plums
Great; Perfect - $308

58. Heaven Can Wait: 1 gralladina fran, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 avornalino grape, 1 renoit grape, 1 meloire grape, 1 cherimola blan, 1 pomegranate, 1 cherry, 1 life fruit , 1 flame fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $303

59. Love's Labour: 3 gralladina fran, 2 pomelos, 2 watermelon, 1 cherry, 1 flame, 1 meloire
Amazing; Perfect - $302

60. Symmetry: 4 cherries, 1 flame fruit, 1 avornalino, 1 gralladina fran, 1 life, 1 lime, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $298

61. Jungle Heat: 5 flame fruits, 3 pomegranates, 2 bananas
Amazing; Perfect - $295

62. Momentum: 4 limes, 3 gralladina fran grapes, 1 cranerlet nuala grape, 1 life fruit, 1 pomegranate
Amazing; Perfect - $291

63. Character: 5 gralladina fran grapes, 4 plums, 1 cranerlet nuala grape
Amazing; Perfect - $286

64. Sacré Coeur: 3 pomegranates, 3 watermelon, 1 cherry, 1 flame fruit, 1 gralladina, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $281

65. Utopia: 2 flame fruits, 2 avornalino, 2 pomegranates, 1 cherry, 1 meloire, 1 plum, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Perfect - $279

66. Panacea: 3 avornalino grapes, 2 gralladina fran, 2 cranerlet nuala, 2 pomegranates, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $270

67. Creation: 4 gralladina fran grapes, 3 apples, 3 pomelos
Amazing; Perfect - $266

68. Jazz Singer: 5 bananas, 4 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 life fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $262

69. Jezebel: 2 gralladina fran, 4 plums, 1 avornalino grape, 1 life fruit, 1 lime, 1 watermelon
Amazing; Perfect - $260

70. Passion: 4 pomelos, 3 meloire grapes, 3 plums
Amazing; Perfect - $242

71. Sublime: 6 meloire grapes, 4 cherries
Amazing; Perfect - $240

72. Tropico: 4 bananas, 4 pomelos, 2 life fruits
Amazing; Perfect - $237

73. Paradisio: 6 bananas, 2 life fruit, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $237

74. Monarch: 5 apples, 3 life fruits, 2 bananas
Amazing; Perfect - $237

75. Mowgli: 4 pomelos, 4 bananas, 2 flame fruits
Amazing; Perfect - $237

76. Innuendo: 4 avornalino grapes, 3 pomegranates, 2 plums, 1 meloire grape
Amazing; Perfect - $232

77. First Kiss: 2 cherimola blan grapes, 2 cherries, 2 pomegranates, 1 pomelo, 1 gralladina fran grape, 1 avornalino grape, 1 cranerlet nuala grape
Amazing; Perfect - $224

78. Velvet: 7 cherries, 2 meloire grapes, 1 plum
Amazing; Perfect - $217

79. Sensuous: 6 cherries, 4 pomegranates
Amazing; Perfect - $214

80. Tres Royale: 6 plums, 4 cherries
Amazing; Perfect - $212 - recipe credit to Sincerbox

81. Amour: 9 pomegranates, 1 flame fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $208

82. Temptation: 5 apples, 5 gralladina fran grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $208

83. Hula Girl: 5 limes, 4 cherries, 1 banana
Amazing/Perfect - $208

84. Indulgence: 6 cherries, 3 bananas, 1 flame fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $200

85. Sunrise: 6 cherimola blan grapes, 2 life fruits, 2 bananas
Amazing; Perfect - $196

86. Tranquility: 7 watermelon, 2 bananas, 1 life fruit
Amazing; Perfect - $194

87. Typhoon: 4 bananas, 4 pomelos, 2 cherries
Amazing; Perfect - $184

88. Dichotomy: 9 plums, 1 lime
Amazing; Perfect - $178

89. Voodoo: 7 pomegranates, 2 cherries, 1 banana
Amazing; Perfect - $172

90. Hurricane: 5 cherries, 4 banana, 1 pomelo
Amazing; Outstanding - $164

91. White Nun: 4 renoit grapes, 3 avornalino grapes 3 cherimola blan grapes
Amazing; Perfect - $163

92. Castaway: 7 apples, 2 life fruits, 1 banan
Amazing; Outstanding - $154

93. Hang Ten: 7 bananas, 2 cranerlet nuala grapes, 1 life fruit
Amazing; Outstanding - $131

94. Simplicity: 5 apples, 5 renoit grapes
Amazing; Outstanding - $121

95. Jardin: 8 renoit grapes, 2 grapes
Amazing; Outstanding - $119

96. Second Temptation: 6 cherimola blan grapes, 4 apples
Amazing; Outstanding - $118

97. Wave Runner: 5 bananas, 4 watermelon, 1 flame fruit
Amazing; Outstanding - $111

98. Mojo: 6 bananas, 3 pomelos, 1 cherry
Amazing; Outstanding - $107

discussion

51 Replies

SamiKat2
12 years ago
And now for some further technical details that may interest you:

*Calculated Values of Fruits Based on Result Ratio
Life Fruit: 40
Flame Fruit: 32.6
Cranerlet Nuala Grapes: 29.1
Gralladina Fran Grapes: 21.7
Pomelo: 21.7
Meloire Grapes: 18.1
Cherry: 16.3
Avornalino Grapes: 14.5
Plum: 12.7
Lime: 12.7
Watermelon: 12.7
Pomegranate: 10.9
Cherimola Blan Grapes: 9.1
Renoit Grapes: 9.0
Apple: 5.4
Grapes: 5.4
*Credit to Chrys at Carl's Sims 3 Guide, 11/28/2009; bananas, lemon and plasma not included

Number of Top Recipes That Utilize Each Fruit
Life Fruit: 66
Flame Fruit: 41
Cranerlet Nuala Grapes: 37
Gralladina Fran Grapes: 33
Cherry: 33
Pomelo: 28
Pomegranate: 26
Plum: 20
Watermelon: 22
Banana: 23
Avornalino Grapes: 19
Meloire Grapes: 18
Lime: 16
Cherimola Blan Grapes: 11
Renoit Grapes: 6
Apple: 6
Grape: 3
Plasma Fruit - 1
Lemon - not included

Amount of Fruit Used in Top Recipes
Life Fruit: 229
Flame Fruit: 81
Gralladina Fran Grapes: 72
Bananas: 75
Cherries: 70
Cranerlet Nuala Grapes: 70
Pomelo: 57
Pomegranate: 49
Plum: 41
Watermelon: 41
Meloire Grapes: 36
Cherimola Blan Grapes: 29
Apple: 29
Avornalino Grapes: 28
Lime: 28
Renoit Grapes: 21
Plasma - 9
Grapes: 7
Lemons - not applicable

Suggested Planting Guidelines Based on Above Results:
1-2 each: grape, renoit, apple, cherimola blan
2-4 each: lime, meloire, avornalino, watermelon, plum, pomelo, pomegranate
4-6 each: cherry, gralladina fran, cranerlet nuala, bananas, *flame fruit
6-8+ life fruit

(*however, flame fruit still gets an extra edge for its value in Baked Angel Food Cake)

NB: Original credit for my sim's in-game tested recipes to Carl's Sims Guide, ArchitectHere at Mod the Sims (2/27/10 posts) and hmsdrco2001 at the Sims 3 Forums per his 8/9/2012 post re: a "Banana Nectar" thread.
SamiKat2
12 years ago
Now my question to all of you:

Does anyone have any amazing and/or valuable nectar recipes utilizing lemon? I have yet to experiment with that fruit and have not seen any such recipes posted anywhere.
kateoverend
12 years ago
Hello samiam :) *hugs*
First off, Carmen Angelos is beautiful! :) Wow! She has some mad, crazy nectar making skills - I an very impressed! :D Well done :thumbup:
I am always making nectar because I love to have my sims carry some bottles in their inventory so they may serve when they attend parties, social gatherings etc. :) My male sims Luka and Beau have level 10 nectar making skills, but I have never really taken much notice of the different nectars they make... I simply do the best I can with the produce available :lol: I will try to see what cool nectars they have created using lemons :) I have bookmarked this thread 8)
lovelylisac
12 years ago
the house I downloaded for my frugal farming sim has a nectar maker in the barn, if he can make that much money I better teach him how to use it :D

never made nectar before, but thanks to your awesome guide, I think it's time to start.

thank you :)
lovesstorms
12 years ago
Oh. My. Goodness.

You put a lot of time & effort into this list and as I'm sure other simmers will say, THANK YOU!!!!

I am printing this list so I can put it beside me when it's time for me to have a nectar making sim. Again, thank you!!!
Niac1234
12 years ago
bookmarked!!! This is amazing! This needs to be moved to the WA forums and stickied! I've never really explored the nectar making skill extensively, but I've always intended to! This will definitely help out. :D
Barbara917
New Hotshot
12 years ago
It's very hard to search through 95 recipes. I did not find 2 amazing recipes I have:

4 Pomegranate, 3 Flame Fruit, 1 Life Fruit, 1 Cranerlet Nuala, 1 Gralladina Fran

6 Plum, 4 Cherry

If those recipes are there my mistake.

Thank you so much for this list. I am printing it immediately and saving it to file as well. I only had about 15 recipes and certainly non with banana. Thank you! Thank you!

/edit to add: I also have:

7 Gralladina Fran, 2 Flame Fruit, 1 Life Fruit
amjoie
Rising Ace
12 years ago
I am truly impressed! This is so useful, and I was wanting something like it. Now my medieval sims in Dragon Valley can have juice that is worthy of them. Back in medieval days, after all, juice was taken very seriously. LOL
HalleMcil
12 years ago
Oh, this is just AWESOME! :shock: Bookmarked!

My sim was at the Consignment Shop the other day and picked up a bottle of nectar made with eggplant. :shock: You might want to factor that frui--er, vegetable into your experiments, lol... :P
this1is4me
12 years ago
Thank you so much for this!

Not only did you put up these amazing recipes, you also took the time to suggest how many of which plants to have on hand. Very sweet of you!

Now I have to go edit the community garden barn lot I made. It has a garden area outside and a nectar machine in the cellar. It'll be fun trying out all these recipes!

*bookmarked*