Cocktail · Ethiopia
Tej Honey Sour
Tej Honey Sour recipe from Ethiopia: tej honey wine, gin, fresh lemon and honey syrup. Exact oz/ml measures and full method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Coupe glass
- Base
- Wine
Ingredients
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) tej honey wine
- 2 oz (60 ml) gin
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) honey syrup
Garnish
Lemon wheel
How to make it
- 1Chill a coupe glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add tej honey wine, gin, lemon juice and honey syrup to an ice-filled shaker and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the coupe glass.
- 4Finish with a lemon wheel and serve immediately.
The story behind Tej Honey Sour
Ethiopian tej brings fermented-honey perfume and a gentle wine-like tang to this gin sour. Lemon sharpens the floral sweetness, making it a light aperitif-style drink for the first hour of the evening.
This is a Where It's Five house creation inspired by local ingredients and drinking traditions, not a historic national cocktail.