@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@
 	sorcery.register.residue.link('sorcery:' .. name, 'xdecor:bowl')
 	extra.description = label;
 	extra.inventory_image = image;
 	if not extra.groups then extra.groups = {} end
+	extra.groups.sorcery_oil = 1
 	minetest.register_craftitem('sorcery:' .. name, extra)
 end
 
 sorcery.register_potion('blood', 'Blood', 'A bottle of sacrificial blood, imbued with stolen (or perhaps donated) life force', u.color(219,19,14), nil, nil, {
@@ -105,8 +106,12 @@
 	end
 end
 
 -- for n,v in pairs(sorcery.data.potions) do
+local kind_potion = {
+	label = 'Potion';
+	kind = 'A mystical liquid crucial to the art of alchemy';
+}
 sorcery.register.potions.foreach('sorcery:mknodes',{},function(n,v)
 	local color = u.color(v.color)
 	local kind = v.style
 	local glow = v.glow
@@ -116,9 +121,9 @@
 		((kind == 'sparkle' and ', fiercely bubbling') or '') ..
 		' liquid'
 	local fullname = n .. ' Potion'
 	sorcery.register.liquid.link('sorcery:'..id, {
-		name = 'Serene Potion';
+		name = fullname;
 		color = v.color;
 		proto = v;
 		kind = 'sorcery:potion';
 		measure = function(amt) return string.format('%s draughts', amt / 3) end;
@@ -125,8 +130,9 @@
 		containers = {
 			['vessels:glass_bottle'] = 'sorcery:' .. id;
 		};
 	})
+	v.kind = kind_potion;
 	sorcery.register_potion(id, fullname, desc, color, kind, glow, {
 		groups = {
 			sorcery_potion = 1;
 			sorcery_magical = 1;
@@ -145,10 +151,15 @@
 	create_infusion_recipe(id,v,'sorcery:potion_serene',{data=v,name=fullname})
 end)
 
 -- for n,potion in pairs(sorcery.data.draughts) do
+local kind_draught = {
+	label = 'Draught';
+	desc = 'A drink that will suffuse your body and spirit with mystic energies';
+}
 sorcery.register.draughts.foreach('sorcery:mknodes',{},function(n,potion)
 	local name = 'draught_' .. n
+	potion.kind = kind_draught
 	local behavior = {
 		_proto = potion;
 		groups = {
 			sorcery_potion = 2;
@@ -204,12 +215,17 @@
 	create_infusion_recipe(name,potion,'sorcery:potion_luminous',{data=potion,name=fullname})
 end)
 
 -- for n,elixir in pairs(sorcery.data.elixirs) do
+local kind_elixir = {
+	label = 'Elixir';
+	desc = 'A special kind of potion that enhances the particular qualities of other alchemical brews';
+}
 sorcery.register.elixirs.foreach('sorcery:mknodes',{},function(n,elixir)
 	local color = u.color(elixir.color)
 	local id = 'elixir_' .. string.lower(n)
 	local fullname = 'Elixir of ' .. n
+	elixir.kind = kind_elixir;
 	sorcery.register_potion(id, fullname, nil, color, 'dull', false, {
 		_proto = elixir;
 		groups = {
 			sorcery_elixir = 1;
@@ -239,13 +255,19 @@
 	})
 end)
 
 -- for n,v in pairs(sorcery.data.philters) do
+local kind_philter = {
+	label = 'Philter';
+	desc = 'A special kind of potion that wooden rods can be soaked in to imbue them with special powers and transform them into wands';
+}
 sorcery.register.philters.foreach('sorcery:mknodes',{},function(n,v)
 	local color = u.color(v.color)
 	local id = 'philter_' .. n
 	local name = v.name or u.str.capitalize(n)
+	if not v.name then v.name = name end
 	local fullname = name .. ' Philter'
+	v.kind = kind_philter
 	sorcery.register_potion(id, fullname, v.desc, color, 'sparkle',v.glow or 4, {
 		_proto = v;
 		_protoname = n;
 		groups = {
@@ -252,8 +274,9 @@
 			sorcery_magical = 1;
 			sorcery_philter = 1;
 		};
 	})
+	v.quals = {force = true};
 	create_infusion_recipe(id,v,'sorcery:potion_viscous',{data=v,name=fullname})
 end)
 
 -- for n,v in pairs(sorcery.data.extracts) do
@@ -305,6 +328,8 @@
 	end
 	-- need a relatively pure alcohol for this, tho other alcohols can be used
 	-- for potionmaking in other ways
 	add_alcohol('farming:bottle_ethanol')
-	add_alcohol('wine:glass_vodka')
+	if minetest.get_modpath('wine') then
+		add_alcohol('wine:glass_vodka')
+	end
 end)