Tomasu

All we do is fueled by three major sources of inspiration. First and foremost, there’s nature. By observing nature things become clear. The clarity that nature gives is both abstract and very practical. We believe in the power of evolution and survival and based upon those two it’s remarkable how many answers can be found by observing nature.

With those answers available, all it takes is craftsmanship. In the most traditional sense of the word. It’s the ability to do something well. Craftsmanship can be developed by training the senses. Hence the reason we stay away from automation. We strongly believe that by training our senses we train our skills which then sounds as common sense….

And all the above wouldn’t be possible without time. Time ended up being our most important ingredient. It’s what makes everything we believe in possible. It’s our most valuable asset and it’s what helps us to focus on curiosity rather than efficiency.

We are a fully autonomous brewery based in Rotterdam. From the beginning, we strive to never compromise on quality and to focus on mastering every step of the process ourselves. This means we develop our own seeds, cultivate them organically in a regenerative way, and brew soy sauce in our own unique manner.

"Can we make soy sauce?" That was the question we started with back in 2015. And to this day, it’s still the question we keep asking ourselves. Strangely enough, nearly ten years later, we have even more questions than answers. We live with the absolute conviction that our best soy sauce is yet to come.