@ChristieLeanne Not if it has been canned. If it is home made it smells and tastes great. All you need is a SCOBY, black tea, sugar, and a nonreactive jar and you are set. This stuff is loaded with probiotics if they have not been heated and killed and tastes like a old fashioned fizzy apple cider. Depending on where you live I might be able to get you started on it if you are interested.