Heirloom Viennese Kombucha SCOBY

A rare and beautiful heirloom culture with a story rooted in Vienna. The Heirloom Viennese Kombucha SCOBY is thought to have originated in the coffee house culture of Vienna, where brewers used exclusively Darjeeling tea — and over generations, that single-tea approach created a genuinely distinct culture with its own character.

The result is a fruity, tangy, refreshing kombucha with a lighter, more delicate flavour than standard kombucha — Darjeeling’s natural muscatel notes come through beautifully in the finished brew. It does ferment more slowly than a standard SCOBY, so it rewards a little patience, but the flavour is well worth it.

To keep the culture a true heirloom (and pass those same characteristics on to its babies), you’ll need to brew exclusively with Darjeeling tea. If you’d like to experiment with other teas in future, simply use one of the baby SCOBYs it produces.

What is Darjeeling tea?

Darjeeling is a black tea grown in the misty foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal, India. It’s renowned for its delicate, floral, muscatel flavour — lighter and more complex than most black teas — and is often referred to as the ‘Champagne of teas’. When used to brew kombucha, those distinctive flavour notes carry through into the finished drink, creating something genuinely special.

Our promise — made with love

♥️ Organically grown with organic ingredients — GMO free, always
♥️ Lab tested by a UKAS accredited lab — not just our word for it
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♥️ One SCOBY, a lifetime of kombucha — it grows a new baby with every single brew
♥️ Packed fresh to order every day — never sitting on a shelf
♥️ Full instructions in the box, plus videos, guides and our YouTube channel whenever you need a hand
♥️ pH tested daily because we take the health of our cultures seriously
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Treat your Viennese SCOBY well and it will reward you with a lifetime of beautifully fruity, probiotic-rich kombucha — growing a new baby culture with every brew, indefinitely.