BREWERY

History: Rooted in the ume-growing village of Ishigami in Wakayama, Hamada began producing and selling flavoured umeboshi in 1981. Hamada Inc. was formally established in 1988, and in 2006 began producing umeshu. Today, it crafts fruit-led liqueurs using fully ripened Kishu Nanko plums grown in the Ishigami area. 

PRODUCTION

Hamada manages every stage in-house, from cultivating fully ripened Kishu Nanko plums in Ishigami to bottling its finished liqueurs. The plums are soaked on the day they are harvested, then slowly infused and matured using Hamada’s original five-step sugar extraction method to create a mellow, full-bodied finish.