One of the reasons Ana Bautista decided to start this company was to share the health benefits and cultural richness of this drink that has been present in the Caribbean Islands for so long, but is missing a spotlight in bigger spaces. Ana grew up drinking mabí. Ana has this memory of enjoying it under her mango tree on a hot (as always) Sunday afternoon back in the Dominican Republic. As an adult living in Brooklyn, Ana found herself craving the taste and feeling, but I couldn’t find it. So Ana decided to make her own mabí by following online recipes. Ana’s first attempt was awful! However, she figure she could make her own version to enjoy the health benefits of the bark, so she started playing with other herbs, blends and spices, brewing times, and of course, healthier sweetener options. Diabetes runs in Ana’s family, so it was important for MMabi to find a sweetener that was healthy and tasty to substitute the tons of sugar used in traditional recipes.

Being born in NYC and raised in the Dominican Republic by a Dominican father and a Dominican-Chinese mother, she felt the need to implement more cultures into each bottle. Mabi include ingredients from all over the world: Mabi’s main superstar, mauby bark from the Caribbean, green tea, hibiscus flowers and monk fruit from Asia, chamomile from Egypt, rooibos from South Africa, and the list goes on. Ana decided to make her own version of mabí, a remix, if you want to call it that - based on her own heritage. She put all this goodness together in a recyclable glass bottle, and boom, MABÏ was born.

Each bottle of MABÏ is filled with specifically selected ingredients only that will make your body and spirit feel good. Mmani can’t wait to share their journey with you and explore all these wonderful flavors and health benefits. Thank you for trying Mabi — you’ll love it.

Made in Brooklyn, NY

Founded by Ana Bautista in 2021

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