The Bottle o' Enchanting is an item added in weekly snapshot 12w04a. It appears to be a potion, but works very differently and cannot be brewed. It is only available via spawning in Creative mode.
The item itself gives off a glowing animation, much like normal Potions.
Even though it doesn't look like a Splash Potion, it works like one; as they are throwable and can be dispensed. On Impact, blue swirls sprites along with 1 to 3 Experience Orbs, containing 3 to 11 experience points total, will appear.
The Bottle o' Enchanting's main use would be to give experience without using server commands.
Throwing the Bottle o' Enchanting at a mob has no effect against the mob.
The Bottle o' Enchanting can also be used for player made dungeons by shooting them out of a dispenser as a reward for the player(s).
Trivia
- Because you no longer need experience for enchanting in creative mode the only use for the Bottle o' Enchanting is for custom maps or as a reward in multiplayer.
- It also shatters on contact with an activated nether portal.
- It is possible to get bottle o' Enchanting in a multiplayer server while in survival by asking someone in creative to give it to you, or become an admin or op and using the /give command.
Gallery
Bottle o' Enchanting splash animation on impact.
Bugs
using Mods will cause the name of the item to not appear when you move your cursor over it