Updated Nov 14, 2026

Alcohest

Common item Alchemy Ingredient

“Alcohest” is an alchemy ingredient in The Witcher 3. Enemies drop it as loot. Geralt makes it through alchemy from Empty bottle, Cherry cordial and Nilfgaardian lemon, among other ingredients. You can buy it from these merchants: Clan Dimun merchant, Herbalist at Kaer Trolde, Herbalist in Oxenfurt and 18 more.

Used in alchemy.

Value: 10 crowns

Bought by (best price first): Herbalist, Alchemist, Merchant

Regions by selling price, best first: Novigrad, Toussaint, Velen, Skellige.

How to get it

Alchemy

Ingredients

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Geralt knows this recipe from the start.

You need the formula:

Manuscript page: Alcohest

From merchants: Alchemists in Toussaint, Herbalist at Kaer Trolde, Herbalist in Oxenfurt, Herbalist in Rannvaig, Herbalist in the Bits, Herbalist in White Orchard, Herbalists in Skellige, Herbalists in Velen, Pellar and 4 more
One-time find: Kaer Morhen, Velen/Novigrad
In chests and containers

From merchants

Clan Dimun merchant, Herbalist at Kaer Trolde, Herbalist in Oxenfurt, Herbalist in Rannvaig, Herbalist in the Bits, Herbalist in White Orchard, Herbalists in Skellige, Herbalists in Velen, Innkeep in White Orchard, Market trader in Novigrad, Merchant at Holmstein's Port, Merchant in Fyresdal and 9 more

Skellige, Velen/Novigrad, White Orchard · 21 locations

One-time find

Kaer Morhen · 2 locations

In chests and containers

Isle of Mists, Velen/Novigrad, White Orchard · 5 locations

Dropped by enemies

Quest reward

Practicum in Advanced Alchemy Skellige · Level 24

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