What is Kombucha?

​

Kombucha is fermented tea. Basic kombucha requires only four ingredients: tea, sugar, kombucha culture, and time. Through the magic of fermentation, these things result in a light, refreshing, fizzy drink that's delicious and also offers a plethora of health benefits! (see below). Kombucha has been around for thousands of years, but has only hit the mainstream in the past decade or two. And we want to spread the kombucha love!

​

 

Why Vox?

 

We at Vox have fine-tuned our processes and recipes to produce consistently delicious booch, delivering you an exquisite, refreshing, lively drinking experience. 

​

Vox Kombucha is the first canned kombucha in the National Capital Region, offering lightweight, lower-footprint, easily recyclable packaging that you can feel good about. 

​

Vox Kombucha is award-winning too! Vox was awarded first place at the Ontario Fermentation Festival in 2019.

​

We use all organic ingredients in our brewing process, incorporating local and fair trade ingredients whenever possible. We love to experiment with the best produce our region has to offer, crafting new and unique flavours using ingredients grown by local farmers.

​

Vox always keeps environmental footprint in mind and is committed to waste-reduction and low impact business practices. This is a genuine commitment that has influenced our decisions from day one. Plus, we only sell locally, so if you're drinking it, you know you're getting a top-quality local bevvie, and supporting a local small business to boot!

​

​

How can I get my hands on this awesome Kombucha?

​

Vox Kombucha sells in grocery stores, restaurants, and cafes in Wakefield, Chelsea, and Gatineau, Quebec, as well as in Ottawa, Ontario. We're adding more stores all the time!

 

Click here for a growing list of retailers.

​

Interested in stocking Vox in your shop or business? Drop us a line and we'll hook you up! 

​

Looking to stock your fridge with kombucha at a discount? Head over to the Vox Shop!

​

​

​

​

Do I have to keep it in the fridge? How long is it good for?

​

Yes! Keep it in the fridge. One cool thing about natural, unpasteurized fermentation is that it's alive even after the bottling process. When refrigerated, the kombucha ferments at a more dormant pace, but when returned to room temperature, it perks up again! This gives you (the kombucha drinker) the ability to fine tune the level of fizziness: keep it in the fridge or, if you feel that you would like it to be fizzier, leave it out on the counter for a few hours or up to a day. We can’t suggest that you leave it out any longer than that, as things could get messy! If kept refrigerated, it'll keep for at least 6 months, but we bet you'll polish it off long before that!

​

​

What's this stuff about health benefits?

 

During the process of fermentation, the healthy bacteria and yeasts in the kombucha culture metabolize the nutrients in the tea as well as the sugar (we use organic cane sugar), and change their nature. The result is nutrients that are more bioavailable (are more easily absorbed by the body) and beneficial acids that contribute to our overall well-being, aiding in digestion and fostering a healthy gut flora (essential for our bodies to properly absorb nutrients). There are many health claims floating around out there about kombucha, some true, some questionable, but new scientific evidence is turning up all the time backing what we already know: it's great for overall health and well-being!

​

When it comes down to it, kombucha is a beautiful, refreshing beverage. It's a fantastic, healthier alternative to alcoholic drinks or sugary sodas, and a stand-alone treat of its own!

​

People often ask about the sugar in kombucha. The fermentation of kombucha relies on it, as the SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast, the kombucha culture that causes the fermentation process), needs sugar. The healthy bacteria and yeasts in the scoby metabolize the sweet tea, using the sugar for calories and tannins for nutrients. In the process, much of the sugar is transformed into healthy acids that are great for our bodies! The result is a drink that lightly sweet. As the saying goes, most of the sugar is for the SCOBY, not for you!

​

​

I have ____ health condition, is kombucha right for me?

​

While kombucha is great for most people, Vox Kombucha can't make any personal health recommendations. Speak with a registered nutritionist and/or your doctor to determine if kombucha and other foods/drinks are a good fit for your nutritional needs.