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Down To Ferment

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4 bottlesHeat: Mild to HotNotes to explore: beet, cardamom, cherry
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Fermented beet and Fresno peppers give this kombucha sauce a tangy opening, earthy sweetness and a little horseradish bite.

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Flavor & heat
Beet Your Meat Kombucha Hot Sauce: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Dark cherries, apple and nectarine meet kombucha and Luxardo cherries in a fruit-rich, chamoy-like sauce.

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Flavor & heat
Cherry Poppins Kombucha Hot Sauce: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Mild (1/5). Sweet: 4/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: 4/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Fermented serrano and tomatillo meet kombucha, lime and Cascade hops for a citrus-led salsa-verde variation.

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Flavor & heat
DadBod Kombucha Hot Sauce: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 4/5; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Coffee kombucha and fermented Fresno peppers meet currant, cherry and dates, with cocoa and cardamom at the finish.

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Flavor & heat
Java Jam: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: 4/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: Not established; Fruity: 4/5; Savory / umami: 2/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

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