Unified Ferments brings tea production and fermentation together to make non-alcoholic beverages from single-origin teas, using kombucha fermentation to draw out the character of the leaves rather than treating tea as a supporting ingredient. Its 750mL bottles are designed to be served in stemware, offering a food-friendly alternative to wine with expressions such as Jasmine Green and Snow Chrysanthemum. The Brooklyn-based brand’s bottles are served by restaurants including Eleven Madison Park, Atomix and Kato.
Kombucha BrooklynKombucha Brooklyn makes probiotic kombucha tea beverages, including 12-ounce ready-to-drink kombucha and kombucha on tap. It also offers home brew supplies.BROOKLYN, NY
FermentoriumFermentorium makes caffeine-free kombucha by flavoring the brew with whole, fresh ingredients before fermentation, letting its culture shape the final taste. The company offers its live-probiotic drinks in five-gallon kegs for wholesale, with flavors such as Ginger Mint and Blueberry Lavender. Its pre-fermentation approach distinguishes the New York maker from conventional kombucha producers, whose tea is typically flavored after fermentation.
St. AgrestisFrom Italian immigrant family traditions to a Greenpoint, Brooklyn distillery, St. Agrestis makes hand-crafted non-alcoholic cocktails rooted in classic aperitivo culture. Founded by brothers Louis and Matt Catizone with Steven DeAngelo, the company became the first to produce amaro in New York City and is best known for its Phony Negroni. Everything is developed, produced, and bottled in-house using old-world methods and real botanicals, a process behind the line’s first-ever non-alcoholic Platinum and Best in Show awards at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.BROOKLYN, NY
(parentheses)Husband-and-wife founders Nick and Tawny Lara built (parentheses) around a shared desire for a satisfying drink without alcohol. Handmade in Brooklyn, the company uses Nick’s small-batch seaweed vinegar and Tawny’s knowledge of tea and botanicals to create slow-sipping drinks for people exploring sobriety or mindful drinking.