Feeling rather torpid after a night out and wondering how to rebalance the scales? Kombucha could just be the thinking persons hair of the dog. It is full of nourishment which many think make a it the best hangover cure or remedy around.
Is there alcohol in kombucha? Yes, a small amount. But it is effectively an adult soft drink or an alcohol free beer, and also, not all kombucha is brewed in the same way, which affects its alcohol content.
IDENTIFYING a gap in the market for a healthy alternative to alcohol, Left Field Kombucha makes a craft brewed kombucha tea, a raw, fermented cold drink with an unexpected fizz made from fine loose leaf tea, in their brewery in the Scottish Borders.
The playwright Noël Coward described mixing the perfect Martini by “filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy”. Presumably not a fan of vermouth, he preferred his gin unadulterated. We take the same approach to kombucha cocktails.
When we met Gwen Bedey, Mindfulness Coach and all round good vibe mistress, at the recent Detox Health Beauty wellness day, she told us how much she loved our kombucha. It turned out the connection ran a lot deeper than we knew.
Dry January: The sassy alternatives, from our own new prosecco-like Tung Ting Oolong kombucha to Seedlip, that make a month of giving up booze into a month of new sophisticated drinking experiences.
If you have ever read Patrick Süskind’s novelPerfume, then prepare to savour the words in a similar manner. I recommend taking 10 minutes, making yourself a cup/pouring a glass, have in mind a lilting Scottish voice, and closing your eyes…
Left Field Kombucha, the first commercial kombucha brewery in Scotland, has won a Great Taste Award 2017 from the Guild of Fine Foods in its first year of production for its original kombucha, the No.1 Yunnan Black.
