WHALEBIRD KOMBUCHA BREWING UP NEW DRINK THAT’S TAKING THE CENTRAL COAST BY STORM

Sunset Savor the Central Coast, the four-day food, wine and lifestyle festival sponsored by Sunset magazine and Visit San Luis Obispo County, is almost here. One of the many local products being featured Sept. 26 at the Main Event at Santa Margarita Ranch is Whalebird Kombucha. A fermented tea, kombucha has a slight effervescence and […]

WHALEBIRD KOMBUCHA IS TAKING OVER YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE TAP AT A TIME

Something weird is happening around SLO. A massive colony of bacteria and yeast is spreading from High Street to Higuera, bubbling its way into coffee shops, restaurants—even the Thursday night Farmers’ Market. No, this isn’t a clip from the 1958 cult flick The Blob, but it could be. Run, don’t walk, from … the kombucha! It creeps. It […]

DESIGNATED DRINKS: KOMPLETE KOMBUCHA

It shouldn’t be too sweet. In fact, let it be dry, astringent, bitter or tannic. Give it an element of complexity and surprise, a touch of the exotic or mysterious. Bring on the bubbles, in the optimum size. Keep it fresh, local and organic. Oh, and no alcohol, please. Just because you are a designated […]