Long ago, in the ancient Greek city of Athens, there lived an alchemist they called Damos. And though he was born into a golden age of knowledge, it wasn’t knowledge that Damos craved — but meaning. A man of endless curiosity, Damos saw the world as a tapestry whose designs could be seen by all and understood by few. Fire, water, earth, air — it was not enough for Damos to simply work with the elements. He needed to master them and push beyond what others thought possible.

One night, Damos found himself between two seas. Below him, the obsidian waters of the Aegean. And above, a shimmering blanket of stars. As he looked back and forth between the two, a vision came over him that sent him rushing back to his laboratory. Days later, he emerged with a most curious liquid. Aqua vitae, he called it. And with every sip, he found the meaning he had long been searching for.