In an age where "natural flavor" could mean practically anything—a product of science, a whim of marketing, or perhaps a collective fever dream—there's something rather revolutionary about ingredients you could theoretically grow in your garden. At St. Hildie's, we're quietly staging our own botanical revolution, though our muse would likely find it amusing that we consider this radical. Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century mystic who wrote about lemon balm's ability to "bring joy to the heart," would probably raise an eyebrow at our modern tendency to complicate the simple and synthesize the natural. Consider the cast of characters in our drinks: ginger root, displaying all the warmth and bite of a Dorothy Parker wit; holy basil, carrying itself with the serene confidence of someone who knows exactly who they are; elderberry and hibiscus flowers, bringing their tart sophistication to the glass. These aren't ingredients trying to be something they're not—they arrived perfect, no tweaking required. The fruits in our repertoire read like a well-traveled diary: mangoes that ripened under distant suns, guava that perfumed the air before being plucked, pineapples that took their time developing character (much like some people we know). When we add lemon, it's the actual citrus—not some lab's interpretation of what happened that one time a scientist met a lemon at a party. The result is a drink that unfolds like good conversation at a dinner party, where each guest brings something unexpected to the table. First comes the bright hello of citrus, then perhaps the warming presence of ginger, followed by the subtle revelations of holy basil, with elderberry offering a delightfully complex denouement. In a world where "premium" often means "artificially complicated," there's an elegant defiance in choosing ingredients that have their own inherent depth. It's rather like choosing to read the book instead of skimming the summary—you simply get more out of the experience. Hildegard, we suspect, would approve of this small rebellion against the artificial. After all, she understood something that we're all gradually remembering: that what grows from the earth carries a wisdom that no laboratory can quite replicate. Though one imagines she might find it amusing that we needed eight centuries to circle back to this rather obvious conclusion. Your drink, we believe, should be like the best kind of friend: authentic, complex without trying too hard, and reliably present for life's most interesting moments. No artificial enhancement required.