Since KBI’s inception in 2014, brands have been asking for an opportunity to compete and be judged. Now that the Kombucha Code of Practice has been launched, we are ready to increase Kombucha’s profile across the globe. Kombucha Kup “Awards of Excellence” time is finally here!

There is no better way to celebrate, judge, admire, critique, and ultimately encourage excellence while creating marketing opportunities for our category like the launch of our awards program. Building on the Kombucha Flavor Flower, our first-ever “Kombucha Kup” was held March 28-29, 2022 and was awarded at the end of KombuchaKon22 – Leveling Up.

We have world-class judges – a blend of tasting experts and Kombucha lovers – which means all entrants receive vital feedback to improve their products. Gold, Silver & Bronze have been awarded for each of the categories outlined below.

Kombucha has 5 categories; each of the remaining categories does not have a flavor category at this time so all flavors were entered and judged together. We anticipate these will expand in future years.

Judges associated with brands that may have entered the competition were excluded from the categories entered to avoid conflict of interest. All entries were judged blind.