Ama Brewery Elusive Cuvées Vol. 5 Gyokuro Rosé Pet-Nat Tea

Exclusive Kombucha or pét-nat tea (sparkling tea) as Ama Brewery calls it, is a novel concept of a lightly sparkling beverage, low in alcohol content but full of flavour, resulting from the fermentation of carefully selected tea varieties and herbal infusions.

This Vol. 5 Gyokuro Rosé is an ephemeral brew, made from green tea grown in Kirishima, Japan, of the Asatsuyu variety, and harvested in the spring to achieve the desired Tennen Gyokuro type.

The water used to make the tea comes from the Alzola spring, Izarraitz Massif, in the Basque Country.

Brewing: Once in contact with the bacteria and yeast cultures, the infusions, prepared with spring water, begin to ferment. Both precision and balance are fundamental in the transformation of kombucha. These factors, together with continuous evolution and bottle ageing, are what allow Ama to become its own distinctive being. Before bottling, the tea is blended with organically grown elderberry extract that provides the pink hue.

Ageing: Ama sparkling tea is aged in bottle for at least six months. It will continue to improve over time and can be aged for up to three years.

Tasting notes: Intense amber pink colour. Notes of red fruits and vegetables, with fine effervescence and very soft tannins.

When to drink: It is very universal, it goes well with sauces, spicy dishes, even game meats and red fruits. This kombucha is a new effervescent and delicious low-alcoholic drink for the modern lifestyle.

Serve preferably at 9-11ºC in a white wine glass. Handle and open carefully to preserve the bubbles. The sediment (the small particles of lees resulting from fermentation, also known as SCOBY) present in each bottle can be served or kept in the bottle.

Alcohol content 2.5%. 750 ml sparkling wine bottle, crown closure.

A unique and unrepeatable batch of 264 bottles of this Vol. 5 Gyokuro Rosé was bottled on 20/11/2023, with a recommended consumption date before the end of 2027. But like wine, it evolves and ages very well in the bottle!