A Lovely Drop

"Shame. Embarrassment. Desperation. Physical impairment. I must inquire about this recipe."

- Zahua

 is a side quest in.

Synopsis
Reyfald, the clerk at the local fishery in Stalwart, claims that Haeferic has a store of expensive spirits at the inn, tucked away somewhere in the cellar. Reyfald offers the Watcher a reward in exchange for finding a bottle for him.

Walkthrough

 * This is a quest that can be over quickly or take a bit of time to solve. For the former, simply tell Haeferic that Reyfald is after his liquor, which will net a quest failure,, and a 10% discount at the inn.
 * Otherwise you have two main quest paths:
 * Pilfer Haeferic's stash for a bottle - only for it to be poisoned, then hunt down the ingredients needed for an antidote.
 * Obtain the genuine article and share it with Reyfald.

Fake Fennlan Liquor

 * Head to The Gréf's Rest. If you saved Keydy, she can be persuaded to disarm the outermost trap. Otherwise, head to the cellar below and face the trap gauntlet set up by Haeferic to discourage those wishing to pilfer his stock. The chest is in the northeastern corner, surrounded by six floor traps, with a seventh on the container itself. The two to the lower right are level 8, the rest level 5 (except for the one right next to the chest, which is level 4). The chest is also level 5. However, the prize lies on the racks in the middle: Fennlan Liquor.
 * Deliver the bottle to Reyfald (and gain ) It backfires, as expected. Reyfald's face goes numb and he can't feel a thing, so he begs you to ask Haeferic about a cure. The innkeeper has a hearty laugh about the whole thing and tells you to find a river reed and one ice troll heart to cure Reyfald's condition. Both of these can be found in Russetwood.
 * Return to Haeferic with the ingredients, then simply deliver the bubbling antidote to Reyfald to complete the quest.

Genuine Fennlan Liquor

 * Instead of ratting on Reyfald, or jumping through hoops to obtain the trick liquor for Reyfald (only to have to cure him anyway), a patient Watcher will be rewarded with a bottle of the real Fennlan Liquor by returning to Haeferic upon either opening Durgan's Battery, or by discovering the White Forge (and finishing in the process). Simply talk to him afterwards, and instead of giving you the usual round of drinks, he'll hand you a bottle.
 * This option is unavailable if Reyfald has already been poisoned with the fake liquor.
 * Only one bottle can be obtained.
 * Deliver the bottle to an ecstatic Reyfald to complete the quest. The rewards are the same, though you get 100 more if you decide to have a drink with him.