Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company

Sommelier Jacob Kocemba began blending organic teas into sparkling, wine-style bottles in Copenhagen, made to pour where wine would go, some alcohol-free and some with alcohol.

Where to buy Copenhagen Sparkling Tea

Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company began with a sommelier in a Copenhagen restaurant who served a blend of teas with a dish that wine could not match. The first commercial bottle followed in 2017. The shop is at 263 Josephine Street in Cherry Creek, Denver, and products ship across the continental U.S. from theambrosianpantry.com. Visitors can ask staff questions in the shop. The Copenhagen Sparkling Tea guide tells the full story and how tea gives a drink the grip and lift wine drinkers expect.

Sparkling tea as a gift

A bottle of sparkling tea is a thoughtful gift for a host or for a friend who is not drinking, because it is made to be poured at the table in place of wine. Serve it chilled in wine glasses. For a party drink, try the sparkling tea spritz, and for more zero-proof ideas, browse non-alcoholic cocktails.

About Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company

Based in
Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded
2017
Known for
alcohol-free sparkling tea blends served like wine

The idea came out of a restaurant dining room. Jacob Kocemba, then a sommelier in Copenhagen, could not find a wine to pour with a dish of French wild strawberries, so he started experimenting with fine teas instead. He co-founded Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company with Bo Sten Hansen, and the first three bottlings went on sale in early summer 2017.

Each cuvée is a blend of organic teas, with each tea brewed on its own at the temperature it needs before blending.

Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company questions

Are Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company drinks alcohol-free?

Some are and some are not. Several of the company's cuvées, a wine word for blends, contain no alcohol, while others are made at 5% alcohol, so the label is worth checking. The drinks are built to stand in for wine at the table: like sparkling wine, sparkling tea is served well chilled, around 41°F (5°C), in a champagne coupe.

What kinds of tea does the company blend, and how do they differ?

The cuvées blend up to 13 organic teas, including black, green, white and oolong, and some also use jasmine tea or hibiscus. Silver needle, a white tea, is made only from hand-picked tea buds that are withered and gently dried, while other white teas such as white peony also include the youngest leaves. Oolong is made from partly oxidized leaves, meaning they darken in air for a while, so it falls between green and black tea.

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