09/10/2026
Before it's kombucha, it's tea. Long before fermentation ever enters the picture, every batch starts with the finest, loose leaf tea sourced from South Africa to Nepal, hand-picked over the mass-produced tea bags most kombucha brands settle for.
Curious what actually goes into our cans, bottles and kegs? We broke down where our tea comes from, one origin at a time.
Read the full story: https://www.laughinggut.com/blog/its-all-about-the-tea
Why Laughing Gut Starts With Loose Leaf, Not Tea Bags Every can of Laughing Gut starts the same way: not with kombucha, but with tea. Tea is the main ingredient in kombucha , and every brew begins with a big batch of sweetened tea before fermentation ever enters the picture. That means the