Let's talk about You + I
"We believe in making products that are
the best for ourselves and our customers."
-Alan & Kelsey, Founders
Why You + I?
You = our community, our customers, our extended family
I = the makers, crafting every batch with intention and care.
Together You + I = something greater.A shared moment. A connection. A kombucha made for us both.
Our story
From a kitchen table to 500 shelves
Everything still made in the city it started in.
2017
A flat in Glasgow
It started on the kitchen table
We launched You + I in 2017 from our kitchen table. The goal was to make products that we would be happy to give to our own children. Products we are truly proud of.
2018
Scotland
The first shelves that were not ours
Independent delis and health food shops took the first cases. That same trade is still the backbone of the business today.
2019
First micro brewery
Out of the flat and into a unit
The kitchen stopped being big enough. The first micro brewery meant proper tanks, proper temperature control, and the first batches made somewhere built for it.
2020
Direct to doors
Kombucha by subscription
A build-your-own case of 12, and a subscription behind it, so people could pick the flavours they actually drink rather than take a fixed mix.
The same year the Soil Association certified us organic.
2021
A second range
Botanical tea joins the kombucha
Sencha Green, White Peony Chamomile and Rooibos Rose: brewed and bottled, for people who wanted the ritual without the ferment.
2022
Glasgow
A brewery built around the process
We are still a small team and produce and package everything with care and precision from our custom built brewery in Glasgow. You can read more about our process here.
2023
City deliveries
Orders delivered by bike
Glasgow orders started going out on two wheels instead of four, which only works when you brew in the city you sell in.
We also certified as a B Corp.
2024
London
Harrods, Selfridges, The Connaught
The same cases that went to Scottish delis started going to the London food halls, without changing anything about how they were made.
2026
500 independents
Best Kombucha, and 500 shelves
Today you will find You + I stocked in over 500 of the best independents throughout the UK and Ireland including Harrods, Selfridges and The Connaught, and online at Ocado.
Our Original kombucha is a BBC Good Food Best Kombucha, 2026.