Verbena & Green Sencha

A tea-based kombucha built as a 50/50 botanical blend. Verbena & Green Sencha is a tea-based kombucha produced by Leave Your Sword, an independent, auto-financed craft urban micro brewery in Amsterdam whose name and inspiration derive from the Japanese tea ceremony. The beverage is built as an equal blend of two components: organic green sencha from Japan and verbena grown in a garden in southwest Amsterdam West. It is brewed unpasteurized, unfiltered, naturally carbonated, and bottle aged.^[1]

Label artwork. The label artwork depicts an Egyptian falcon, symbolising verbena, and a Japanese mamushi pit viper locked in combat over the rising sun. It was created in collaboration with Sylvain at Tegroeg Studio.^[1]

Verbena — Aromatic Herb. The verbena is locally sourced from a garden in southwest Amsterdam West. Leave Your Sword states that verbena originates from Latin America and likely arrived in Europe around 1780 via Portugal, that the genus has over 140 species, and that it is a staple in herbal infusions, traditional remedies, and liqueurs.^[1]

Verbena & Green Sencha is a 50/50 blend of green sencha and verbena. It is naturally carbonated, unpasteurized, unfiltered, and bottle aged.^[1]

Palate. The stated tasting notes are green tea, verbena, fresh-cut grass, and honey.^[1]

Verbena & Green Sencha is suggested to pair with dessert, raw fish, and light vegetable-focused starters.^[1]

Production. The beverage is produced by Leave Your Sword, an independent, auto-financed craft urban micro brewery located in Amsterdam. It is unpasteurized, unfiltered, naturally carbonated, and bottle aged.

Verbena & Green Sencha won a Bronze medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2024.^[1]