A 2020 paper, Current Trends in Kombucha: Marketing Perspectives and the Need for Improved Sensory Research, by researchers at the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, USA, reviewed scientific studies about the drink’s chemical and microbial makeup....
The World Kombucha Awards took place in Barcelona, Spain, today. Winners were chosen from 360 submissions across 22 categories, submitted by 39 countries. The winning brands cleared a high bar, as only 17.5% of all submissions earned a Bronze, Silver,...
This post originally appeared in Aneta’s Journal, 221BC Kombucha, Sarasota, Florida. It is reposted with their express permission. I. That “Kombucha Face” There’s a certain look that’s unmistakable. You offer someone a sip of kombucha, and within seconds, eyebrows arch,...
Kombucha connoisseur Susanna Danieli recently visited her native Italy and reported on the thriving kombucha scene there. She added a number of reviews of Italian brands to her excellent Instagram channel. The new brands that she discovered have been added...
Kirsten K. Shockey and Christopher Shockey are the coauthors of award-winning The Big Book of Cidermaking, Fiery Ferments, best-selling Fermented Vegetables and award-winning Miso, Tempeh, Natto and other Tasty Ferments. Kirsten is the author of Hombrewed Vinegar. Kirsten is a...
I was intrigued to see what a new Instagram follower — ‘rating.drink‘ — was all about. Annie posts “dumb daily reviews & bad photos of canned drinks” from New York City. Along with reviews of GTs Gratitude, Bear’s Fruit Blueberry...
Melbourne-based Guardian (UK) newspaper columnist Jess Ho, a person with “take-no-prisoners opinions on the hospitality industry” recently published a taste-test of seven Australian kombucha brands. These reviews are in stark contrast to those of kombucha connoisseur Susanna Danieli, a skilled...
Last week I posted an appreciation of the Instagram of Susy Drinks Kombucha – an impressive archive of over 270 detailed reviews of commercial brands in the States and Europe. At the time I speculated that …she grew up in...
Connoisseur (noun): one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties Topping the recently updated list of Booch News Kombucha Reviewers is Susy Drinks Kombucha, with over 260 detailed reviews (scroll down for a complete list). What’s astounding is that...
Last week I posted a report on a fermentation test of commercial kombucha that fermentation experts Jo Webster and Caroline Gilmartin conducted in England. This was preceded by an hour-long video on their substack channel [subscription required – low £20...
