ARTISAN drinks brand KTea has switched to Beatson Clark’s new amber drinks bottle for its kombucha fermented tea.
The Guernsey-based firm is using the 330ml amber Alpha bottle with an MCA neck finish as it looks to increase capacity and grow sales.
The Alpha product is part of Beatson Clark’s standard range and can also be used for beers as it is available with both an MCA and a standard crown neck finish.
Kombucha is a fermented tea drink which originated in China around 2,000 years ago when it was known as The Tea of immortality. It is now said to be so fashionable that around 1,000 pubs in Britain sell it.
KTea has been on the market for three years and comes in five flavours: Ginger Hops, Summer Hops, Africa, Pekoe and Sencha. It is sold in restaurants, cafés, shops and bars throughout the Channel Islands as well as online.
Kate Attieh, owner and founder of KTea, said, “We like the new Alpha bottle as the dark amber glass is good for preserving the kombucha and we really like the design too. The ROPP cap which screws off and screws back on is an advantage too, and it’s unusual for a bottle like this to have that sort of closure.
“I would certainly recommend Beatson Clark – they’ve been very helpful and supportive indeed. As we’re a small producer we couldn’t commit to large volumes but they’ve been really good with us. We’re currently taking 300,000 bottles a year and we will be increasing that once our automated bottler is installed.
“Our product is quite unique. We brew our kombucha in the traditional way and stay true to the authentic brewing methods – we take no shortcuts! Our flavours are subtle, yet rich and well rounded, and we get many visitors to Guernsey who taste our kombucha and after returning to the mainland write to us asking us to send them over our KTea Kombucha.
“It’s very good for your gut health. People nowadays are thinking more about what they’re drinking – it’s low in sugar and full of probiotics. Having good gut health is very good for your whole body and for your brain.”
Lynn Sidebottom, sales and marketing director at Beatson Clark, added, “Our new Alpha drinks bottle is proving very popular with customers. It has a retro, apothecary-style design which is very appealing for drinks brands as it lends a premium look to their products.
“It’s based on an Alpha Sirop pharmaceutical bottle normally used for medicines, but it’s tested to 3.0 bar which makes it suitable for carbonated or fermented drinks. It’s great to see so many drinks manufacturers choosing our new bottle, and we’re especially pleased when they opt for a British manufacturer to support the UK economy and to lower their impact on the environment.”
