We Tried All The Hard Kombuchas—And Found One Favorite
For when you're looking for a better-for-you buzz.

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Kombucha has been on the come-up these past few years, and for good reason. This ancient method of fermenting tea packs plenty of probiotics into a refreshing beverage that balances tartness with sweet, fruity flavors. Most standard kombuchas you can find at the grocery store have negligible amounts of naturally-occurring alcohol from the fermentation process. However, a new variety, hard kombucha, adds more alcohol for a better-for-you buzz.
While the market for hard kombuchas is still relatively new, there are multiple brands offering their own spin on boozy booch. There are so many ways to make hard kombucha: Should you choose black or green tea? With apple or ginger flavors? Why is choosing the right hard kombucha are so...hard?
We rounded up some of the most popular hard kombucha brands and a few that you may not know about. After an extremely scientific taste-test of seven brands and over two-dozen flavors, our team of experts ranked them all from worst to best. So next time you want to crack open a can of something besides the standard hard seltzer or beer, check out our picks below.
Expertise: TikTok Trends, Drinks, Pop Culture
Education: B.A. in Journalism and B.S. in Communications from NYU, Culinary Arts degree from The Institute of Culinary Education
About Me: As an associate editor at Delish, Gabby works on everything from features to recipes to content on our social media channels. Before joining the team, she wrote for StarChefs Rising Stars Magazine, Mashed, and Food52. When she’s not developing cocktail recipes, she’s making cocktail-inspired dishes like Dirty Martini Pasta and Aperol Spritz Trifle. Her features cover online trends like the Millennial Shopping Cart, rank everything from hard seltzers to frozen French fries, and answer some of your most pressing food safety questions. You can also find her posting content on Delish’s TikTok, including her three-part series about cooking like influencer Nara Smith that garnered over 3M combined views. She loves eating spicy food, collecting cookbooks, and adding a mountain of Parmesan to any dish she can.


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