The journey to making kombucha cocktails began six years ago in a charming West Hollywood kitchen. Among the green and yellow tiles of the 60’s, I started brewing my own kombucha. I was hooked on the probiotic power of this drink many years ago. But it was a successful experiment, and continues to this day.
My husband and I even tried brewing alcoholic kombucha during the pandemic. The science is so confusing that we ended up ditching the pH strips and anecdotally “testing” our alcohol levels. ask. Until one of us claimed we did. Again, it’s a weird (but not fun) time.
These days, just opt for kombucha in its purest form for what I might call the perfect mix-in.Fizzy, fermentable, flavorful—the three F’s of delicious cocktail ingredients. But first…
Can I mix alcohol with kombucha?
Yes, you can absolutely mix alcohol with kombucha. Booch makes a delicious frothy mixer, especially when experimenting with different flavor and liqueur combinations. Pairs well with rum, gin, vodka, whiskey and mezcal. Ingredients suitable for experiments.
Are kombucha cocktails healthy?
Kombucha is touted as having great health benefits due to its low sugar content and various antioxidants and probiotics, but adding alcohol to the mixture isn’t necessarily healthy. read carefully How Alcohol Affects Your Gut. Want to know more about alcohol and nutrition? Here we delve into the realities of women and alcohol. TL;DR In general, it’s safe for a woman to have her one alcoholic drink a day, and Kombucha her cocktail is a delicious option.
3 Kombucha Cocktail Recipes
After much experimentation (that’s a lot of work, I know), we’ve landed on three classic cocktail recipes with a kombucha twist. Read on for your favorite fermented foods.
Kombucha Paloma Recipe
material:
2 ounces of tequila
2 ounces fresh grapefruit juice, wedges for garnish
½ ounce lime juice
¼ ounce agave nectar
2 ounces original or grapefruit kombucha
ice
direction: Add tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, agave nectar and ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain and pour into an ice-filled glass. Top with kombucha. Garnish with grapefruit and rosemary slices. It’s also delicious with smoked rosemary. Light a sprig of rosemary, cover with a glass and wait 30 seconds.
Spicy Kombucha Margarita Recipe
material:
2 ounces of tequila
1/4 to 1/2 sliced jalapeno
1 ounce agave nectar
1 ounce fresh lime juice
3 ounces pineapple kombucha
direction: Place jalapenos in a cocktail shaker, add tequila, lime juice, agave nectar and ice. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain and pour into an ice-filled glass. Top with kombucha. Garnish with pineapple leaves, dried limes and chili salt. As an alternative to jalapenos, you can mix 1 ounce of Mike’s Hot Honey with lime juice and shake with tequila and ice.
Kombucha Moscow Mule Recipe
material:
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce agave nectar
4 ounces ginger kombucha
ice, mint for garnish
direction: Mix vodka, lime juice and agave nectar in a glass or mug. Add ice and top with kombucha. Garnish with lime and mint. Note: You can also scale this up to make a batch cocktail.
