We are the micro distillery located on the quiet lake Nojiri in Northern Nagano, cladeled by the whisper of nature. From farm to table. Distilling with local grown ingredients and blessings of nature. We believe that’s the path to independence.
Huge thanks and respect to photographer Yumi Saito, and GOOD ERROR MAGAZINE team for their exceptional work on the web and label design. We couldn't have done it without them.
DISTILL
With a much respect and gratitude for the technology and history inherited from our predecessors, we are striving to distill the modern and innovative spirits, and finding imagination and joy. Engraving the faith in our minds, we create not just gin, but a range of spirits that break free from conventional boundaries. And we believe that only an independent micro-distillery can make it possible.
FARM
As a micro distillery with small and dedicated team, it has been a challenge to grow all of our ingredients by our own hands. But our community is always the answer. We team up with small farmers from all over Japan who has the same vibes. Organic, Natural, Craft… those words have been the soulless marketing materials, but we do not take any ingredients soaked up with chemicals. Our suppliers are on the same page. We think that this is how it supposed to be, and we know that we deserve it. We save the seeds and share them without the control of capitalism. Agriculture is the counterculture, and it is “attitude.” Not style.
SHOP
From Farm to Table. To keep this flow, liquor shops, restaurants, and bars are the essential players. They are the messenger to spread our passion, and we are tightly connected with them with trust and love. And we believe that the community created by the movement and relationship is the core value of YAMATOUMI. So instead of getting online, it will be grateful if you could visit them and share the vibes. Cyber world is not our priority. Our web-store is not always fully stocked.
GALLERY
All alcoholic beverages on this planet are supposed to be made from natural ingredients and agricultural products, and blessing from mountains and ocean. However, it seems like our modern society doesn't value the fact. Put a bottle of whiskey on the bar counter and ask “Name the farmers who grow this barley?” I wonder how many bartenders can answer the question. We hope that our bottle will be the one to change the game. Again, Farmers and Nature, they are both beautiful things.
