Our Range of Kombucha
A fermented tea drink with probiotics, antioxidants and vitamins for the support of your gut health and wellness. Brewed only with the finest, ethically sourced teas, using fresh and local ingredients from Orkney’s natural larder.
Pineappleweed
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Matricaria discoidea, commonly known as pineappleweed is a herb. They bear distinctive conical flower heads which look remarkably like tiny pineapples. When the leaves are crushed, its possesses a lovely pineapple smell.
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Pineapples, citrus fruits such as lemon.
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Floral, delicate, calming.
Floral, delicate and calming. Infused with pineappleweed (or wild chamomile), our Pineappleweed Kombucha is bright and citrusy with notes of pineapple and lemon.
Sea Kelp Fizz
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Kelp is a seaweed rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. It naturally has glutamates, making it a common flavor enhancer. Grows in underwater forests.
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Umami & a touch of salty brine
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Dry, crisp, vibrant
Dry, crisp, and vibrant. Infusing sea kelp gives our Sea Kelp Fizz notes of umami and a touch of salty brine that compliments the natural sweetness of this bone-dry Kombucha.
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Sea Buckthorn, grows on coasts and preferably dunes. A thorny shrub that produces vitamin C packed berries.
Turmeric is a spice with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Earthy and spicy.
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Earthy spice with citrus and tart.
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Spicy, earthy, citrusy
Sea Buckthorn — a tart, vitamin C–packed thorny shrub. Paired with turmeric for earthy spice, this kombucha is irresistibly citrusy and earthy.
Sea Buckthorn & Turmeric
Dry-Hopped
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Crosby Hops™ El Dorado® CGX™ is the hop chosen for this hoppy brew.
Released to great acclaim by Washington’s CLS Farms in 2010, this dual-purpose behemoth exhibits both high bitterness and fruity candy notes, with pineapple, lemon, watermelon, pear, and stone fruit rounding out the striking sweetness.
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Boasts bold tropical and stone fruit notes like pineapple, mango, and peach
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Citrusy, hoppy, refreshing
Our dry-hopped Kombucha presents itself with a refreshing twist, drinking surprisingly like a beer. It boasts bold and intense tropical and stone fruit notes that tantalize your palate.
Nanling Mountains
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Nanling Mountain Milk Oolong Tea is hand-plucked with care from the lush, verdant mountains of Fujian Province, China, ensuring that every sip captures the essence of its pristine, natural environment. Notes of floral orchids.
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Creamy milk mouth-feel with delightful notes of floral undertones and hints of vibrant orchids.
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Creamy, floral, balanced
Shining a light on Nanling Mountain Milk Oolong Tea. Possesses a delightful sweet and creamy mouth-feel complemented by beautiful notes of floral orchids that dance on the palate.
Meadowsweet Cream Soda
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The primary local ingredient for this brew comes from Meadowsweet, a perennial plant that grows in meadows, riverbanks, and damp habitats. It has a remarkable fragrance of vanilla and almond, and the bees just love it. It is also loaded with medicinal benefits as well, including aiding in pain, digestion and inflammation, and that’s just the start.
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Sweet and creamy mouth-feel with irresistible notes of vanilla, toasted almonds, and fragrant hay.
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Vanilla, almonds, hay
An irresistibly sweet and creamy kombucha, offering a luscious blend of smooth vanilla, toasted almond and fragrant hay notes. Drinks like a soda. Pairs well with ice-cream.
Great Taste Awards 2025
We absolutely love hearing from the judges that our Dry-Hopped Kombucha is not only hoppy and fruity but also wonderfully complex and bursting with explosive flavour. Equally, our Pineappleweed Kombucha was praised as a refreshingly clean drink, perfectly balanced with a gentle fizz and just the right touch of acidity.
These glowing reviews give us the confidence that we are firmly on the right path, and they clearly highlight how using only the highest quality ingredients in our crafted brews makes a world of difference—especially when it comes to nourishing your gut health.
KOMBUCHA
FAQs
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No one knows exactly how kombucha came to be. Some argue that the first kombucha appeared in south-eastern China approximately 5000 years ago, where its roots can be traced back to ancient traditions. Later, this unique beverage made its way to Russia, where it is referred to as “tea kvass,” celebrated for its health benefits.
Legend has it that the first kombucha was born by accident, originating in a cup of sweet tea that was carelessly left on a windowsill. Over time, yeast settled in, forming a gelatinous film that began consuming the sugar, eventually acidifying the tea and creating what we now recognize as a “scoby”.
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Kombucha's unique and special taste, along with its numerous health advantages, derive from the mighty SCOBY, which is a fascinating living culture. This gelatin-like disc, often referred to as "mother" in the brewing community, is a dynamic mix of specific strains of bacteria and yeast that work together to transform sweetened tea into the effervescent kombucha we know and love. Extended fermentation of the kombucha not only heightens the sourness but also enhances the distinct vinegar flavors, as the bacteria present in the SCOBY effectively convert sugar into acetic acid during this process.
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Our base ingredients for our Kombucha are: Orkney Water, Organic Cane Sugar, Nanling Mountain Milk Oolong Tea, Fermentation Culture
We currently have four different infusions available to try:
Pineappleweed (or Wild Chamomile)
Sea Kelp Fizz (Sea Kelp)
Dry-Hopped (El-Dorado Hops)
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Kombucha is a remarkable beverage that is loaded with an impressive array of health benefits. It is known for being probiotic, which makes it incredibly beneficial for gut health, in addition to being full of powerful antioxidants, essential vitamins, and crucial minerals. When infused with various other ingredients, Kombucha not only retains its own beneficial properties but also absorbs and enhances the health benefits of those added elements as well.
An interesting legend surrounds this fascinating drink: In 415 AD, a doctor hailing from the Kingdom of Sylla (modern-day Korea) received an invitation to treat the ailing Japanese Emperor Ingyō. This skilled physician would have utilized a specially fermented tea as part of his treatment to cure the sick emperor. The doctor’s name was Komu-ha, and it is believed that the suffix “cha,” which means tea in Japanese, would have been added to honor him, leading history to refer to it as “kombu-cha,” or “Doctor Komu’s tea.”
You can read more legends and about the origin of Kombucha by reading this fantastic article written by RevolutionFermentation.com
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Kombucha is a living drink. If unopened, Kombucha can last anywhere from 6-8 months. If opened, we recommend drinking Kombucha fresh (and chilled). Otherwise, the shelf-life is 2 days maximum.
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Non-alcoholic! The unique method employed for brewing our beverages allows for the precise control of the alcohol content, ensuring it meets our standards. Most Kombuchas, including ours, typically maintains an alcohol by volume (ABV) ranging from around 0.3% to 0.5%, which, for all intents and purposes, is considered non-alcoholic. However, it’s worth noting that “hard Kombucha” does exist and is steadily gaining popularity among enthusiasts seeking a different kind of beverage experience.
“The newly launched Golden Slipper Brewing Company's versions are superb examples, the best I've ever tasted: flavoursome but with a perfect balance of fruity sweetness and refreshing acidity.” — Duncan McLean, Diary of a Shopkeeper