In 1995, Millennium Products founder GT Dave's life came crashing down when he heard that his mother had just been diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of breast cancer. After a week of emotional turmoil, he was relieved to find out that her breast cancer had not spread and that the pungent tasting cultured tea that she had been drinking was part of the reason why.

GT was touched by how Kombucha had helped his mom and was inspired to begin making it from the kitchen of his house. Being only a teenager he had no business plan, just a desire to share this gift with anybody who could benefit from it.

Fast forward nearly 10 years. GT's Kombucha has grown from its humble beginnings, where GT would hand-deliver his just-bottled Kombucha to local health food stores, to a full-fledged company that makes over a dozen different varieties of Kombucha products distributed throughout most of the U.S. Although the company has experienced some incredible growth, GT remains committed to expanding the company gradually and organically, never sacrificing quality for the sake of profits.

We use the very same generation of Kombucha culture that GT Dave's mom used when she first drank it during her cancer experience. Now we have thousands of cultures that give birth to new "babies" everyday.

We make our Kombucha the same way we always have - in small batches and using the freshest ingredients possible, including 100% certified organic Kombucha.

Each batch is gently placed in a warm and spiritual environment where the walls are painted purple and spiritual music is played. Though it may sound silly, the most important thing that we do when making our batches is to give them LOTS of love.

We nurture our Kombucha cultures for 30 days and then bottle them immediately to preserve and protect the Kombucha's living qualities. From then on the bottles are kept in the refrigerator until they reach you.

What is Kombucha?
Kombucha is alternately known as a Chinese tea, a plant, or a mushroom. But it's not really any of these. It's a living culture of beneficial microorganisms, and in Kombucha's case, the whole is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts! Our Kombucha is delicately cultured - some liken it to fermentation - for 30 days. During this period, essential nutrients form like active enzymes, viable probiotics, amino acids, antioxidants and polyphenols. All of these combine to create an elixir that immediately works with the body to restore balance and vitality. Kombucha has been used for hundreds of years throughout the world as a daily health tonic. The culture resembles a light brown, tough, gelatinous disk and because it's a living, growing entity, it can regenerate and create new cultures with every batch. In fact, GT's Kombucha and Synergy are made from Kombucha cultures that are descendants of the original culture GT grew to create his first bottles.

Where is it bottled?
We nurture our Kombucha and bottle it in a loving and peaceful facility in sunny southern California. The Kombucha is coaxed into growing in a warm, dark room - not unlike a womb. We believe that, because Kombucha is a living culture, it can absorb the energy of the people who tend to it. That's why we take special care that the people minding our Kombucha cultures are positive, healthful and respectful of the work. This may sound “new agey,” but we sincerely believe it makes a difference in how our Kombucha tastes and how it makes people feel.

What are those "floaties" in there?
Those are strands of Kombucha culture. They are a little Sci-Fi looking, but are completely harmless and actually are good for you. The strands of the culture are not visually present at the time of bottling but form afterwards as an indication that the product is still living and active. The longer that the product is bottled, the more it forms.
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In 1995, Millennium Products founder GT Dave's life came crashing down when he heard that his mother had just been diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of breast cancer. After a week of emotional turmoil, he was relieved to find out that her breast cancer had not spread and that the pungent tasting cultured tea that she had been drinking was part of the reason why.

GT was touched by how Kombucha had helped his mom and was inspired to begin making it from the kitchen of his house. Being only... (read more)