User Reviews

"Can I try a sip of your juice?"

"Sure, but it's not juice."

[Sniffs bottle, pauses. Shrugs and takes a sip. Eyes widen slightly, then one involuntarily narrows into a twitching sqint.]

"Brrrbrbbrrrrh... Tastes kinda like... beer."

"I think you mean vinegar."

"Yes! Vinegar. Brrbrbrh."

[On the road home for Christmas later that day, his mind wanders back to the intriguing beverage. It was mildly sweet and curiously tart, with a musty but also a floral overtone. A welcome detour from normal for a gastronomically adventurous tea drinker who sometimes finds himself slurping up the vinaigrette after a salad, which he does. The memory is hazy, though. "I'll have to try that again," he thinks.]

I picked up a bottle of the Green Passion variety today with lunch.  It's one of those things that tastes nothing like it looks like.  When you're looking at a murky green solution, you expect something a bit gross, but it was quite refreshing.  The funny thing is...the drink it most closely tastes like is cheap, champagne.  I know that sounds a bit strange, but that's what it's like.  So if you enjoy a glass of Mums on the weekend, maybe you should check this out during the week.

It is pricey though.  $3 for a 16oz. bottle of anything is steep, and it was on sale.  It's usually $3.79.

I really like this kombucha.  It's nice and light.  I think at this point, I've had every flavor.  My favorites by far are elderflower, hibiscus island, and pomegranate.  I tasted the green kind...and it was a little odd.  The ginger kind was a bit strong for my taste.  In terms of flavor, elderflower is a little sweeter.  Hibiscus island is a bit like fruit punch, but not.  On the whole, Kombucha Botanica is a little more tea-like than GT's Kombucha.  And Kombucha Botanica is less effervescent, which I like personally.

I do like them both but I think on the whole I have to say I prefer Kombucha Botanica.  The only thing is...when it's not on sale at Whole Foods it costs something like $3.19 per bottle (although according to the label, each bottle is 4 servings and you're supposed to drink 2-4 servings a day).

Since starting to drink Kombucha Botanica, I've developed a bit of a habit.  I started out a bit skeptical, but I really like it (so much that I end up drinking a bottle, usually hibiscus island, two or three times a week).  It's definitely my favorite kombucha so far.