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...
Jo Webster and Caroline Gilmartin are fermentation experts from England. They are active on Instagram as @jo.webster-health and @every.good.thing. They recently posted the results of a fascinating experiment where they tested a range of commercial brands, as well as home-brew,...
Prior to the first day of the Kombucha Brewers International Regional KKON, I was a member of a five person panel of judges tasting the entries in the Kombucha Kup Awards of Excellence competition. Following a day of tasting we...
London’s Underground (Tube) map, designed in 1931 by Harry Beck, is a classic. His map dispensed with conventional geographical accuracy, simplifying the network and helping passengers understand it more quickly. It used only horizontal, vertical, and 45º lines, with different...
In the Fall 2021 edition of SYMBIOSIS Magazine, KBI introduced a beautifully designed, comprehensive Kombucha Flavor Flower. Copies are available for purchase. Wheels on Fire This was the first flavor wheel for kombucha. Color-coded, adjective-rich flavor wheel circles convey the...
