• FREE SANDWICHES: Rustica teams up with Stiff Tea Brewing Company for festive collaboration

FREE SANDWICHES: Rustica teams up with Stiff Tea Brewing Company for festive collaboration

21 November 2025 by Rhiannon Ingle

Stiff Tea Brewing Company, the UK’s first naturally fermented hard kombucha brand - proudly brewed in Manchester - is taking over the city’s most beloved sandwich hatch, Rustica, for a limited edition festive collaboration of dreams early doors next month (Monday 1st December).

For one day only, Rustica will be transformed into the Stiff Tea Festive HQ. From 12 noon, the first 50 people to arrive will receive a festive freebie to kick off the Christmas season: a can of Stiff Tea’s cult-favourite ‘In a Pickle’ alongside the Rustica Christmas Sandwich, which this year has been given the In a Pickle treatment: turkey, stuffing, cranberry, and pickles.

Brewed right here in Manchester by a small but mighty team, Stiff Tea has been shaking up the drinks scene for a whole year now, combining the craft of brewing with the art of fermentation to create its signature boozy kombucha with bold, bright, and unexpected flavours.

Zach Taylor, Founder of Stiff Tea Brewing Company, said: "We’re honoured to be part of the legendary Rustica team for a day and that they have agreed to bring a taste of Stiff Tea to their famous festive sarnie.. I can’t wait to take over the hatch and kick off December with a proper Christmas pairing to remember - I’ll be giving away a can of In A Pickle and a Rustica festive buttie to the first 50 people in the queue at the Rustica hatch and I’ll be sampling our specialist Christmas brews too - so make sure you’re there at noon smart!"

Find out more here.

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