Sometime last year I got the opportunity to host an Art of Infusions Workshop for a group if @google employees. My first corporate workshop and I throughly enjoyed it. Although I’ve been quiet in the world of herbalism and flavor concoctions I still find this area of my life incredibly inspiring and exhilarating.
The concept of flavor remains one of the ultimate multi sensory experiences and someday I’ll get back in the rhythm of hosting experiences like this again.
Perhaps Atlanta isn’t the place for that??
#flavortapestries #infusions #herbalworkshops #flavor
year, @pedro_ernesto__ and I started a community garden project at @globalgrowers in Decatur Legacy Park. We spent a long time plucking mugwort that had overgrown our plot and building up the soil during our first year tending this land.
Unfortunately, I lost the footage from when the garden was at its peak, but regardless, it was a rewarding experience and we’ll be continuing in 2025. This year we’re ramping up production to provide our close friends and family with more access to high quality produce and herbs.
We’re also going to focus on mood balancing herbs to be infused in meads 🥰🥰
#florapapi #ayni #localbrewer
Mulberry holy basil mead with mulberries foraged last year (check the link reel) and holy basil from the garden. Berry and basils are some of my favorite combos. I’d like to involve more fungal companions into the mix I just haven’t had any fresh, local or foraged goods outside of chaga and I pair that with other blends. These bottles will be available in a few months if interested shoot me a dm
#mead #homebrew #herbalmedicine #alteredstates #florapapi
Did you know mead is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages. Early “mead” were likely just fermented honey deposits stumbled upon by our ancestors but the oldest datings of human production comes from china in clay pottery containers.
I’be spent a lot of my last few years diving into non alcoholic psychoactive compounds and have been entering my fermentation era with mead.
My mead production is technically considered Metheglin (mead with herbs) or Melomel (mead with fruit) and explores the nuances of of flavor combination for specific effects and herbally induced highs.
A lot of my flavor creations will be mead this year for preservation reasons and to explore my relationship with the microorganisms that make this all possible
#mead #melomel #metheglin #fermentatiin
Our 2025 summer garden tour. This year has had some unexpected developments we wanted to share with you.
On top of the home garden we got an offsite community garden plot we will be posting soon!
Full Video on YT
Drink number 2 from our monthly curation of Bardo potions and libations—crafted to activate your sixth sense and offer a seasonal reset.
This one’s a delectable blend of mulberries and chamomile syrup, steeped with tulsi tea and infused with passionflower extract, then topped with soda water for a crisp, effervescent finish.
It’s dark fruit meets floral calm—sweet, slightly tannic, and herbaceous with a soft, grounding body. The mulberries bring a rich depth, while the chamomile and tulsi offer a calming warmth. Passionflower gently eases the edges, inviting the nervous system to settle while keeping the mind clear.
Light enough for warm days, smooth enough for cool nights—this is a drink meant to be felt as much as tasted.
Be on the look out for more drinks as we are preparing a signature menu for our upcoming festival experience at @dancingtreefestival
#AlteredStatesDrinks
#BardoMoments
#MocktailCulture
#HerbalAlchemy
#ArtOfMixology
#SensoryExperience
#NonAlcoholicVibes
Every month, we craft two signature drinks to embody the spirit of the season and serve them fresh at @bardo.atl experiences. With spring in full swing, it brings tons of new possibilities of fresh seasonal ingredients. The markets are overflowing with vibrant produce, and strawberries have made their return—sweet, sun-kissed, and impossible to ignore.
So we begin this month’s journey with the OOOH Mami—a layered, botanical blend designed to flirt with every corner of your palate.
Made with: • ripe strawberries • pineapple sage • @drinkbrez lion’s mane seltzer • our housemade damiana extract • @mycosymbiotics truffle extract
It gives A velvety, earthy-sweet effervescent pour that’s as grounding as it is elevating. Notes of fruit, funk, and florals converge in a flavor profile that’s equal parts garden-fresh and mood-enhancing.
Truly a taste that lingers—subtle, sensual, and impossible to forget.
Drink #2 drops soon. Stay tuned
#AlteredStatesDrinks
#BardoMoments
#MocktailCulture
#ArtOfMixology
#SeasonalDrinks
#SensoryExperience
#ThingsToDoInAtlanta
So I had quite a bit of fun with this one. Thanks to discovering freeze distillation I’ve gotten a revitalized interest in crafting some new flavor profiles for my arsenal.
In this video I am working with mango, lime, and a Thai basil syrup. Then layered with black pepper and mimosa extract for active effects.
I’d describe it as being rich and sweet with a musky herbaceous finish and subtle tones of bitterness, astringency and spice. Perhaps one of my favorites actually.
So now I’m inspired to make more freeze distilled juices and experiment with more fruit flavors.
#FreezeDistillation #AdaptogenicDrinks #NonAlcoholicCraft #FunctionalBeverages #HerbalMixology #ZeroProofCraft #SoberCurious #BotanicalBlends #alteredbar
A collection of drinks made by me and my collaborators @sol.wholistic and @whole.isticwellness
I’m thrilled to share that I’m currently crafting an Altered States Mocktail Book! This project has been brewing in my mind for a few years now, combining exhaustive research and boundless enthusiasm to create something truly special.
📚🌿 The journey has been both exhilarating and demanding, with no official release date set yet. This passion project is completely self-funded, and your support means the world to us.
🤝💖 Want to get involved? Consider supporting us on Patreon, booking us for an event, or simply sharing our page with your friends. Every bit of support helps bring this dream to life!
🔗 Stay tuned for more updates and sneak peeks into the magical world of mocktails!
Drop a glass emoji 🥃 🍸🍹 if you’re excited about what’s to come!
#AlteredStatesMocktailBook #CraftMocktails #SupportLocalArtistsfriends #alteredbar #flavortapestries #mocktails
Episode 002 of what we’re calling “More Than Happy Hour.” Taking this ritual and bringing a modern psychoactive twist to it. This week episode is a delicious #nootropic #mocktail that doesn’t have a name just yet. The active ingredients are ginkgo, sage, and spearmint.
Special thanks to the lovely @whole.isticwellness our co-host for all the flair and inspiration she brings to the collaboration.
What herbs do you want us to work with next???
#morethanhappyhour #alteredbar
Meet a good friend and beautiful earth steward Nick Calise @mycosentience .
Nick is a floridaian centropic agroforester, and mycologists. We travelled to meet him and document his journey with food and flavors for our new docuseries premiering in 2024 called @flavor.tapestries
This series is focused on weaving together earth’s intimate micro relations featuring interviews from farmers, foragers, chefs, mixiologist, distillers, aromatherapist and more. Each contributing their craft and knowledge like a brush stroke on a a large canvas
WE CANT WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.
Find out how you can support on our a Patreon as we explore the flavors that we know, and some quite unfamiliar to us.
We have more surprises and recipes coming your way. Thanks to @floridafruitcoop we have had delicious fruits to experiment making drinks with!
#herbalism #fruitporn #elixirs
Classic, this drink was a collaborative idea from me and a friend earlier this year. While Altered Bar was just a concept. You could say this drink is some what of an origin story.
The Lemon Pepper Wet
#lemonpepperwet #lemonpepperatl #atlmocktails #mocktailsatl
