OPTIMIST Smokey

Team Sèchey really connected with this husband and wife team out of Venice, CA, Tommy Johnstone and Lisa Farr Johnstone. They built their brand for connection, conversation, flavor and ritual. Alcohol is optional. In other words, bring your own buzz! 

Liquid botanical love-letters to Los Angeles, each unique OPTIMIST flavor takes those tasting it on a sensory journey to salt-sprayed coastlines (BRIGHT), verdant canyons (FRESH) or the dusky high desert (SMOKEY). 

Alcohol, or not drinking, shouldn’t be the barrier that stops us from getting together.

OPTIMIST SMOKEY takes its inspiration from the High Desert at sunset with warming and intense notes of bonfire, bittersweetness and spice from Lapsang Souchong, Bitter Red Orange, Clove, Ginger, Sage, Turmeric, Bergamot, Cinnamon leaf, Habanero, Geranium, Valencia Orange, and Jasmine. 

Serving Suggestion:

1 part OPTIMIST Smokey to 4 parts Ginger Ale, over ice. Garnish: Orange Peel.

Key botanicals: Lapsang Souchong, Bitter Red-Orange, Clove, Ginger, Sage, Bergamot, Cinnamon Leaf, Habanero, Geranium, Oregano, Angelica Root, Valencia Orange, Corn Mint. 1 year shelf life.