Small’s

The Mission

For twenty years I made drinks from things other people grew. Now I want to grow them myself.. and show you every step.

From the bar to the garden

  1. Bar
  2. Botanical
  3. Lab
  4. Farm
  5. System

Filled circles are where I stand today.

The Work

Every great drink starts with its raw material. After more than twenty years behind the bar, I went looking for where that material comes from.

Mixology taught me transformation.. a few honest ingredients becoming something that did not exist before. The old alchemists had a name for that. They called it the Work.

Now the work moves from the glass to the plant. I dry, infuse and test, and I share every result, good or bad. When I don’t know, I say so. Then I test it.

Follow the experiments on AlchemyBarCraft
Aerial view of the planned campus at golden hour, with a pond, herb beds, orchards and beehives.

Where the work is going

The land I’m walking toward. Painted by AI, planted by hand. — A.

Not built yet. Neither was Rome.