Our story

Made in small hours,
with slow hands.

The Smiling Roots at the farmers market
Orlando · Est. 2019

The Smiling Roots began as a quiet obsession — the belief that the beverages we reach for every day could be made with the same care we reserve for the meals we cook slowly.

We are a small company. We source close to home. We taste obsessively. Every bottle is composed by hand, in short runs, with attention paid where attention matters.

Mission

To bottle something quietly beautiful — a small ritual for the everyday, made without shortcuts and without noise.

Timeline

  1. 2019

    Kitchen

    First bottle poured for family, on a Sunday, from a scratched steel jug.

  2. 2021

    Booth

    A friend lent us a folding table at a farmers market. The bottles were gone by noon.

  3. 2023

    Bottling

    A small production house of our own — recyclable glass, thoughtful labels, slow lines.

  4. 2025

    Beyond

    Now poured in a handful of upscale cafés and stocked on shelves we admire.

A gentle invitation

Come find us at a market, or bring a bottle home.