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Liz And Ian Ceppos, Cross Culture Kombucha, Danbury, CT, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? A friend introduced me to it years ago. He was very much into health and nutrition, and swore by it. Once I tried it, I couldn’t wait to try more. After giving up alcohol, I had spent a […]

Toby Tull, Bare Bucha, Waco, TX, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I was introduced to kombucha back in 2009 by some friends that had just discovered it. I fell in love with it from first sip. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? I started my own kombucha because I […]

  Rosanna Czarnecki, R2 Positive Culture, Lafayette, LA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? In 2006 I had read about kombucha and was intrigued. Soon afterwards I was given a scoby by someone. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? We had a following going back 10 years, 2008. I was fermenting […]

  Shanti Volpe, Shanti Elixirs, Weaverville, NC, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Living in Asheville, NC I had heard about kombucha years ago but was never quite brave enough to try it. While attending a sacred beekeeping workshop I was introduced to Jun. When I was offered my very first glass of […]

Richard Old, Batchwell, Auckland, New Zealand   Q: When did you first discover kombucha? When I moved to Los Angeles in 2014. Like so many people, Whole Foods introduced me. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? Firstly because we all love kombucha! Low sugar, probiotic soda alternative – what’s not to love? […]

    Summer and Stephen Kole, Noli South, Panama City Beach, FL, USA   Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Summer, my wife, first discovered Kombucha in 2012 when she was at a local health food store. She introduced it to me in 2014. Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? After […]

  Alex and Sarah North, SUM BUCHA, Charlotte, NC, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? We first discovered kombucha while living in Austin, TX. The year was 2010 and the brand was G.T.’s Synergy. We found the drink refreshing and revitalizing. Our favorite brew in Austin was Buddha’s Brew. Q: Why did you […]

Sarah Underberg, Agri-Cultured Foods, Waukee, IA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? My husband was the first of us to discover kombucha. He began brewing it over 6 years ago. He played with flavor profiles and found one that I loved. I was hooked ever since then! Q: Why did you start your […]

Davo Fish, Tantric Tea, Arrowbear Lake, CA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered Kombucha in the blazing heat of Lightening in a Bottle Festival 2016. It was my first festival since the millennium and my first taste of booch. The whole weekend my body and mind were powered alcohol free (almost) by […]

  Kelsey Hendricks, Tofino Kombucha, Tofino, BC, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? In 2013, while making a deposit at a bank, I asked the teller (who was a friend of mine) what she was drinking that day. The kombucha bottle was empty, but she let me smell the strong vinegary fumes still […]