Updated On: 25 November, 2022 10:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Sammohinee Ghosh
This weekend, taste a range of kombucha flavours and learn to make the fermented drink at a brewery tour in Pune

A demonstration of making kombucha in a glass jar
This writer often ponders the many startling possibilities of fermentation. Think miso, tempeh, kefir, kimchi and natto — fermented foods open up newer avenues of taste, flavour and nutrition. Keeping in sync with the benefits of the process and the growing popularity of kombucha — a fermented tea that is known for its anti-inflammatory and gut health-improving properties — it will be featured as the star of a weekend tasting tour at Nande village on the outskirts of Pune. This brewery tour is being organised by travel and curated experiences platform The Western Routes and Umami Brew, a label dedicated to making quality kombucha.

Umami Brew has several bottled varieties of the fermented tea