Best kombuchas to try

Is kombucha good for you?

As kombucha is a product of fermentation, it is a good source of probiotic bacteria. This bacteria helps balance the gut, aiding good digestion. Depending on the quality of the tea used to make it, kombucha may also provide antioxidants, as well as a range of vitamins and minerals.

Best kombuchas to try

Holos classic kombucha

• Available from Amazon (£32.99/pack of 12)

Green and black tea combined with yerba mate and rooibos provides a well-balanced yet complex flavour profile to this funky kombucha. With notes of vanilla and tomato on the nose followed by floral flavours on the tongue, this is an all-round refreshing drink.

Available from:
Amazon (£32.99/pack of 12)

Jarr original kombucha

• Available from The Whisky Exchange (£3.50/330ml), Dry Drinker (£24.52/8 x 330ml)

Organic oolong and green tea, fermented with filtered water and organic cane sugar give this kombucha a strong acidic tang. A well-balanced, refreshing drink, with a lingering flavour.

Available from:
The Whisky Exchange (£3.50/330ml)
Dry Drinker (£24.52/8 x 330ml)

Biona Organic kombucha

• Available from Amazon (£15.95/pack of six)

Thanks to fragrant mate leaves, lime blossom and lemon verbena tea herbal extracts, this original kombucha has a distinctive and gently sweet floral flavour, with notes of honey on the nose. With a gentle fizz, it’s a lighter booch option.

Available from:
Amazon (£15.95/pack of six)

MOMO organic raspberry-hibiscus kombucha

• Available from Ocado (£3.90/330ml)

A small-batch kombucha produced by hand in 10-litre glass jars, and bottled unfiltered for flavour and conservation of the live cultures needed for gut health. Try the raspberry hibiscus for a zingy morning pick-me-up, or use in a cocktail.

Available from:
Ocado (£3.90/330ml)

Remedy peach kombucha

• Available from Holland & Barrett (£2.19/250ml)

Fruity, light and refreshing, this kombucha tastes like ripe peaches – it’s hard to believe it’s zero sugar! It makes a great non-alcoholic drink option for summer picnics.

Available from:
Holland & Barrett (£2.19/250ml)

LA Brewery sparkling English rosé kombucha

• Available from Ocado (£10/750ml)

A champagne-inspired kombucha that has delicate bubbles, floral rose and elderflower notes with a gentle background funk. Drink chilled as a booze-free aperitif.

Available from:
Ocado (£10/750ml)

REAL Peony Blush sparkling tea

• Available from Dry Drinker (£9.48/750ml)

Made from white peony leaves from Fujian province in China, this blush-coloured sparkling fermented tea is crammed with summer berry notes and gentle funkiness. Drink chilled on its own or use as the base for a non-alcoholic sangria with chopped cherries, strawberries and raspberries.

Available from:
Dry Drinker (£9.48/750ml)

Ama Brewery lemongrass BI sparkling tea

• Available from Selfridges (£28.99/750ml)

Ama Brewery in the Basque Country create sparkling kombuchas that are aged in the bottle for a minimum of six months – akin to a pét-nat wine or champagne. The brewery is headed by Dani Lasa and Ramón Perisé, former and current R&D chefs at famed two-Michelin-star restaurant Mugaritz in San Sebastian, and their kombucha is made with tea from the Rare Tea Company and spring water from the Basque Country. BI, made with wild lemongrass, is gently bubbly and sweet with lime and white blossom notes.

Available from:
Selfridges (£28.99/750ml)

Blighty Booch

• Available from Amazon (£38/pack of 12)

A light and fruity beverage with a delicate effervescence and well-balanced sweetness. Blighty Booch’s kombucha is brewed with organic black tea from Hunan in China, resulting in a refreshingly tangy flavour profile. As well as the original, we also especially enjoyed their organic ginger flavour, whose warming, spicy notes perfectly balance the tea's astringency.

Available from:
Amazon (£38/pack of 12)

Holos sparkling oolong premium kombucha

• Available from Holos Kombucha (£21.99/2 x 750ml)

Fermented using loose-leaf oolong, this has a lovely clean, fresh character, gently sweet with floral elderflower and delicate fruit notes, and sprightly acidity.

Available from:
Holos Kombucha (£21.99/2 x 750ml)

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