Do you ship to my country?

We currently ship most easily to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. However if you're in another country and would like to try the product then we can send orders, but the shipping cost is a bit high at €25 for Rest of Europe and €35 for Rest of World! But we're working on getting the product more easily accessible further abroad so stay tuned!Irish orders are dispatched next business day with An Post and so typically arrive 1-3 business days after you order.

Where does the feel-good energy come from?

All 115mg of caffeine in our cans (about one cup of coffee) comes from an infusion of 7 grams of guayusa leaf in filtered water. We don't use any alternative source of caffeine, because we believe guayusa is the best source of caffeine out there, and we believe in making it the traditional way (as an infusion, rather than relying on powdered extracts which don't have the full spectrum of compounds found in the leaf).

How much caffeine is in a can?

Each can contains 115mg of caffeine, all coming from an infusion of the guayusa leaf. For comparison, a flat white has about 136mg of caffeine, whilst a cup of brewed coffee has about 90mg of caffeine, so this sits right in the middle. It's also worth noting that the effect of guayusa is much calmer than coffee or synthetic energy drinks (check the next FAQ to see why!)

Why does guaysua give a different kind of energy?

The energy from guayusa feels different, and a recent study gives some explanation as to why. It showed how caffeine from guayusa produces a 600% lower adrenaline spike than caffeine from coffee or synthetic sources. Adrenaline is a stress hormone responsible for the anxious feeling that some people experience with coffee and synthetic energy drinks. By not triggering adrenaline, guayusa gives you the lift without these jittery side effects. And the good news this isn't just something seen in biomarkers. It's something you can really feel!

Yes! We don't use any animal-based products in our drink. Whilst some see the word "kefir" and think of milk kefir, our cans are made using water kefir. Water kefir is like milk kefir's vegan cousin - it has a lot of the same gut-loving benefits, but only uses water and fruit juice as the base of fermentation.

Do you filter or pasteurize your cans?

Nope! Unfortunately these practices have become common in the kombucha and water kefir industry. The problem is that they remove or kill all the beneficial bacteria from the drink, and so remove all the benefits. By not doing this, we ensure that the beneficial bacteria are really in every can!

How is it sugar free if you add fruit juices?

Great question! The sugars in the fruit juices are almost entirely consumed by the water kefir crystals during the fermetation process. This means only a trace level (less than half a gram per can) are left over!

Our Story

CONOR'S DISCOVERY

I've usually avoided coffee or synthetic energy drinks because they give me the jitters and a crash. But when I got a gift of guayusa tea from a friend in Ecuador, that didn't happen. The effect felt different, more of a gentle lift than a harsh jolt.

It also tasted great, was packed with health benefits and was supporting sustainable agriculture in the Amazon. So, the big question for me was - why don't more people know about this?

FIONN'S IDEA

That question stuck in my mind for months until one day my friend Fionn (by then equally obsessed about guayusa) suggested I do something about it. Long story short, I did! With Fionn's backing, Nu Infusions was born and we've been preaching the good preach about this little leaf ever since.

GERRY'S MAGIC

We wanted to make it easy for people to enjoy guayusa, so a ready-to-drink product made sense. But guayusa comes from the rainforest, so it didn't seem right to mix it with the synthetic ingredients of most energy drinks. We wanted to create something as natural as possible, and with health benefits rather than just being lower calorie or "less bad" for you.

Doing this while creating a shelf stable product that tastes great isn't easy. But after more than a year of searching for the right manufacturing partner, we landed on our feet with Gerry. Over 10 years, he had perfected a method for making great-tasting, gut-friendly & low-calorie drinks from nothing but herbal infusions and real fruit juices, preserved and enhanced with gut-friendly cultures from water kefir fermentation.

All our cans are crafted with care at his bespoke water kefir brewery on the North-East coast of Ireland.

KICHWA INSPIRATION

Our mission goes beyond just feel-good energy drinks. With each purchase, you're supporting indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon who are cultivating guayusa trees using time-honoured agroforestry techniques that demonstrate a sustainable way to blend human needs with those of nature.

With your help, we want to grow the popularity of guayusa so that these communities can increase their incomes whilst demonstrating their sustainable agriculture on a larger scale, something that is needed more and more in a time when monocrop agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation in the Amazon.

YOU?

We're only just getting started, and we'd love to have more people along for the journey! Do you have an idea for how we can collaborate?

Then reach out and let's see what we can do!

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