A DRINK TO BELONG
Celebrating South African nature
WHO ARE WE?
Umbala is a premium, handcrafted South African gin brand distilled in KwaZulu-Natal, founded by Nandipha Matyumza. The brand is dedicated to capturing a “sense of home in a bottle” by using unique local botanicals to celebrate the intersection of South African culture and nature
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Products & Services
Our collection celebrates a refined approach to modern gin craftsmanship, blending carefully selected botanicals to create bold yet balanced spirits. Each product is designed to elevate the drinking experience, whether enjoyed neat, over ice, or as part of a signature serve. Alongside our core range, we offer curated tasting experiences and bespoke cocktail collaborations that bring the brand to life in a social, sensory way.
Products & Services
Our collection celebrates a refined approach to modern gin craftsmanship, blending carefully selected botanicals to create bold yet balanced spirits. Each product is designed to elevate the drinking experience, whether enjoyed neat, over ice, or as part of a signature serve. Alongside our core range, we offer curated tasting experiences and bespoke cocktail collaborations that bring the brand to life in a social, sensory way.
A Passion For Crafting Gin
From KwaZulu-Natal’s golden landscape to your glass. Every UMBALA experience is rooted in nature, culture, and belonging.
Botanicals
Our Botanicals are hand-selected indigenous South African plants, harvested for flavour and story.
Distillery tours
With our distillery tours, Step inside the heart of UMBALA and witness the craft behind every golden bottle.
Tastings
Gin Tastings are guided tasting experiences that take your palate on a journey through KwaZulu-Natal.
Cocktails
Cocktail Recipes from signature Ilanga to a classic G&T — we make mixing as easy as belonging.
Shop
Shop our two gins and totes. Find the UMBALA that belongs on your shelf.
Merchandise
Wear the culture with our branded tote bags and join the UMBALA community.
“Every botanical we use tells a story of this land. UMBALA is KwaZulu-Natal in a glass, wild, golden, and deeply rooted. We didn’t just make a gin. We bottled a sense of belonging.”
Nandipha Matyumza
Founder of UMBALA
