Friday February 21 was World Kombucha Day. The reason for selecting this date is that one of the legends of the origins of kombucha dates to the Chinese Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE), during which time people spoke about a fermented...
Last December we profiled Lydia of Living Full Kombucha who shared her compelling start-up story on Instagram. Living Full recently posted another compelling message to Instagram – celebrating the diversity of the customers who frequent their taproom. This is something...
On a recent trip to Mexico City, I met with the founders of Umani Fermentos. Our 20-minute discussion provided insights into the company’s origins, production, and distribution. Origins Umani was started as a side project in 2018 by three friends—Ixchel,...
Five years ago I interviewed Steph the founder of Laid Bear Kombucha as part of a series on kombucha companies based in North West England where I grew up. At the time they were based in Leek, Staffordshire, and named...
Liquid Death is a canned water brand that achieved success in the USA but was forced to withdraw from the UK after only 18 months. While success in the “saturated” water market (pun intended) is not directly relevant to kombucha,...
Following my recent interview with Sally of Burning Bloom Kombucha in Puerto Vallarta, I met Gina Méndez the founder of Kova Kombucha, a small-batch kombucha business also based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Zapotlanejo, near Guadalajara. Kova is the most...
It’s been two years since I first discovered local kombucha in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. At the time I met Monica at the Elixir Spot Vegan Cafe I had not seen any others. It was only this January, when I dropped...
Back in April, 2023 I played around with ChatGPT — the generative AI program that was creating waves. This was in preparation for my presentation on AI at the KKON23 event in Long Beach. I fed AI the prompt: I...
Building on an earlier round of experiments, UK fermentation experts Jo Webster and Caroline Gilmartin extended the range of commercial kombucha brands they tested from 12 to 16. Jo and Caroline conducted a rigorous “citizen science” experiment to determine if...
This podcast interview features James, the owner of Nania’s Vineyard, a Bristol-based company producing canned English wine and kombucha. James details his journey from home winemaking to establishing a thriving, albeit small-scale, kombucha business. He explains his unique brewing process,...
