Est. — From the Highlands of Ethiopia
Leyu — the special pour.
An ancient honey wine, reimagined for the modern table. Three expressions. One unbroken lineage.
Chapter One
A drink older than memory.
For two thousand years, Tej has poured from clay vessels at every Ethiopian table — for kings, for harvests, for grief, for love.
We make it the way our grandmothers did: only wildflower honey, only gesho leaves from the highlands, only patience. No additives. No shortcuts. We bottle three expressions — the Classic, the Coffee, and the Kosso — each a different conversation with the same ancient ingredient.
The craft, in detail →Three Expressions
The Collection
Chapter Two — Meet Leyu
Poured from the hands of Leyu.
Our mother and grandmother. Born in Gondar, raised in Addis Ababa, now brewing in the DMV. Her hands, her clay jar, her measure of honey. We have changed nothing.
Read the family story →
2,400 m above sea level
"The honey only tastes like this here."
— Leyu, Gondar
The Ritual
Drink it from the berele.
The berele — a long-necked, round-bellied glass vessel — is how Tej has been served for centuries. Hold it by the throat. Tilt slowly. Let the gold catch the light before it ever touches your lips.
There is no rush in this drink.