Tea is hot. Riding this wave is a marketing-minded team in California who fermented organic Chinese jasmine tea and bottled up its bubbliness. But here's the kicker: Even though it's fermented, it's non-alcoholic. It's only after fermentation that the Golden Star Tea Company adds organic cane sugar to make the grog palatable to the masses.
For an alcohol substitute, it's pretty darn tasty. Consider your hangover-avoidance options when at a bar: soda, water (sparkling or flat), and, um, juice. Not too exciting. Something fizzy and flavorful might just be the ticket. Fragrant with flowers, White Jasmine tastes vaguely like mellow, sweetened green tea but slightly earthy and much more delicate.
Mixologists and sommeliers in New York and San Fran have received it well, shooting the fancy fizz to popularity. The New York Times even reviewed it.
