FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Winners Announced in Third International Kombucha Competition

 

Winners Announced in Third International Kombucha Competition 

The 2024 Kombucha Kup Awards saw 7 winners from around the world

 

Los Angeles, CA – The inaugural Kombucha Kup Awards were held in Reno, NV on May 6 & 7, 2024. The international competition is the third of its kind, allowing commercial kombucha brewers from around the world to have their products judged by industry experts and analyzed for appearance, aroma, taste, mouthfeel and overall quality.

The Kombucha Kup Awards were developed by Kombucha Brewers International, the leading global trade association for kombucha brewers, as a way for brewers to get the kind of professional feedback for their beverages that the World Beer Cup offers beer brewers

In all, 24 entries were received from 5 countries. This year’s awards consisted of five categories for kombucha– Original, Fruited, Ginger/Spice, Floral/Herbs and Hops– along with one category for jun (a honey-based kombucha) and one for hard kombucha. Winners were announced at the kombucha industry’s annual conference, KombuchaKon, on May 7th and are as follows:

 

Original:

Bronze: ValleSane, “Natural” (Mexico)

 

Fruited:

Silver: Rocky Mountain Cultures, “Tangy Tropical Burst” (Colorado, United States)

Gold: I’m Alive Kombucha, “Red Grape Black Currant” (Korea)

 

Ginger/Spice:

Silver: All Good Gene’s Kombucha, “Just Ginger” (Taiwan)

 

Hops:

Gold: Rocky Mountain Cultures, “Hoppy Cultures” (Colorado, United States)

 

Jun: 

Silver: Rocky Mountain Cultures, “Pollen Punch” (Colorado, United States)

 

Most Innovative Kombucha:

“Rocky Mountain Cultures” (Colorado, United States)

 

 

About Kombucha Brewers International:

Kombucha Brewers International (KBI) is a non-profit trade association that represents the commercial Kombucha category globally. KBI strives to promote, protect and enhance the overall well-being of the industry by creating an open line of communication between brewers, consumers and regulators while advancing the industry through advocacy, education, research, and modern legislation. To learn more, visit www.kombuchabrewers.org.

 

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