Our production process is rooted in a rich lineage of healing and goodness. Our signature recipes are steeped in generations of herbal tradition and carefully selected premium ingredients. Our tonics are made by our tight-knit team in our licensed facility in Catskill, NY, where we create each bottle the old fashioned with lots of labor of love and enormous pride in our craft.
Step 1. Sourcing
We consciously source each of our ingredients, whenever possible from small local farmers and producers that prioritize sustainable practices for their land and community. Our community of partners in upstate New York, New England and beyond allows us to access the highest quality, sustainably grown and harvested whole ingredients, benefits that seep into every bottle of our Fire Cider & Herbal Syrups.
Step 2. Infusing
Our whole ingredients are infused into raw, unfiltered ACV (and, for our Herbal Syrups, raw honey) for several weeks. Then we carefully strain and hand-press the ACV, retaining the beneficial properties of our ingredients in every batch of tonic. This multi-phase process optimizes the potency of each ingredient while reducing food waste, contributing to our commitment to sustainable production processes.
Step 3. Bottling
In order to retain the delicate enzymes and nutrients present in our raw ingredients, we never heat pasteurize. Instead we rely on the acidity of the vinegar and lemon, which act as preservatives to make the finished product shelf-stable. Finally, our team bottles each tonic in amber bottles to protect them from photodegradation, carefully packages each order and sends it off to retail partners or directly to customers like you.
