Chatham Imports

Name

Chatham Imports

Legal name

Chatham Imports Inc.

Website

https://chathamimports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Spirits Importing

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (4248), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (424820)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAOAIAB

Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale)

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Alcohol, Tobacco & Cannabis Wholesale Distribution

SECONDARYCRAOAIAA

Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Alcohol, Tobacco & Cannabis Wholesale Distribution

SECONDARYAFAIAGAL

Beverage Import/Export & Cross-Border Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Beverage Wholesale (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic)

Keywords

• Wine and spirits importing
• Premium spirits distribution
• Beverage importation
• Spirits portfolio management
• Wholesale beverage distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine & Spirits Importing & Distribution: Chatham Imports generates revenue by importing and distributing a portfolio of wine and spirits brands to the US market. The company serves as the exclusive or primary US importer for brands including Michter's, Los Siete Misterios, Farmer's Gin, Crop Vodka, Foro Amaro, Martí Rum, Tuffo wines, and Santa Marina wines, selling to distributors, retailers, and restaurants/bars.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chatham Imports is a wine and spirits importer and US distributor that represents a portfolio of premium and ultra-premium alcoholic beverage brands, including Michter's whiskey, Los Siete Misterios mezcal, Farmer's Gin, Crop Vodka, Santa Marina Italian wines, Martí Auténtico Rum, Foro Amaro, Foro Vermouth, Tuffo, Bomberger's Declaration, Bomberger's PFG, Shenk's Homestead, Bubba's, and Faretti. The company imports these brands from global producers and distributes them through US wholesale, on-premise, and off-premise channels.

Product overview

Chatham Imports is a wine and spirits importer offering a diverse portfolio of innovative alcoholic beverages. The company represents multiple brands across whiskey (Michter's, Bomberger's Declaration, Bomberger's PFG™, Shenk's Homestead, Bubba's), mezcal (Los Siete Misterios), gin (Farmer's), vodka (Crop), rum (Martí Auténtico), liqueurs (Faretti, Foro Amaro), vermouth (Foro Vermouth), and wine (Santa Marina, Tuffo). These products are distributed as distinct brands with no unified software platform—Chatham Imports functions as an importer and distributor rather than a technology company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Michter's: Premium American whiskey brand including bourbon, rye, sour mash expressions, aged releases up to 25 years
• Bomberger's Declaration
• Bomberger's PFG
• Shenk's Homestead
• Los Siete Misterios
• Farmer's Gin
• Crop Vodka
• Santa Marina
• Martí Auténtico Rum
• Foro Amaro
• Foro Vermouth
• Faretti
• Tuffo
• Bubba's Secret Stills

Products and services

• Michter's Whiskey Premium American whiskey brand featuring bourbon, rye, sour mash, and aged expressions including 10, 20, and 25-year varieties, distributed by Chatham Imports in the US market. Heritage traces back to 1753.
• Los Siete Misterios Mezcal Premium mezcal brand from Oaxaca, Mexico featuring single-varietal and ensamble expressions made from various agave types including Espadín, Barril, Mexicano, Coyote, Arroqueño, and Tobalá, produced using traditional distillation methods.
• Farmer's Gin Small batch gin brand from Idaho made with grain from family-owned 1,000 Springs Mill Farm, including USDA-certified organic gin and reserve strength gin with balanced botanical selections.
• Crop Vodka USDA-certified organic, gluten-free vodka line featuring original additive-free, cucumber, and Meyer lemon flavored varieties made from grain grown on America's plains.
• Santa Marina Italian Wines Italian wines from family-owned Enoitalia winery featuring Pinot Grigio, Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Toscana, Merlot, and Chardonnay.
• Martí Auténtico Rum Caribbean rum brand featuring Plata (white) and Dorado (dark) expressions blending Puerto Rican, Barbadian, and French rhum Agricole from Guyana.
• Foro Vermouth Award-winning Italian vermouth brand from Piemonte region featuring Rosso (red) and Dry (white) expressions made with Roman Wormwood and various botanicals under Vermouth di Torino classification.
• Tuffo Italian Wines Italian wine brand featuring Pinot Grigio, Amarone, Soave, and Valpolicella from Veneto and Verona regions, known for careful aging in French oak barrels.
• Bomberger's Declaration Bourbon Small batch 108 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon honoring the legacy of historic American whiskey figure Bomberger, featuring Chinquapin oak aging.
• Shenk's Homestead Sour Mash Whiskey Sour Mash Whiskey honoring John Shenk who founded what became Michter's in 1753, made in Kentucky with rye-forward grain selection and French oak barrel finishing.
• Bubba's Secret Stills Flavored Whiskey Flavored whiskey brand featuring Pancakes & Bacon, Burnt Sugar, Marshmallow Chocolate, and Hot Honey expressions infused with bold flavors.
• Faretti Liqueur Italian liqueur brand featuring Biscotti Originale, Chocolate, and Espresso expressions inspired by the Dolomite mountain range, with hints of nuts, citrus, and fennel.
• Foro Amaro Herbal-based Italian liqueur from Piemonte featuring 25+ botanicals including Angelica Root, Gentian, Sage, and citrus, formulated by a former pharmacist.
• Bomberger's PFG Bourbon Precision Fine Grain Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in custom French fine grain oak barrels from Tronçais, Allier, Nevers, and Vosges forests, air dried for minimum 40 months.

Quantifiable outcome

• Michter's US★1 Sour Mash was named 'Whisky Of The Year' for 2019 by The Whisky Exchange, becoming the first whiskey made in the United States to achieve this honor
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 1,000 Springs Mill FarmcoreOthersFamily-owned, third-generation NON-GMO organization in Idaho that grows wheat for Farmer's Gins. The grain is then distilled at Distilled Resources Inc. where the gins are infused with select botanicals.
• Distilled Resources Inc.coreOthersIdaho-based distillery where Farmer's Gins are produced, distilling wheat grown at 1,000 Springs Mill Farm and infusing with select botanicals.
• Enoitalia / Pizzolo Family WinerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pizzolo family acquired a winery in Calmasino di Bardolino in 1986, starting Enoitalia. They have been involved in Italian agriculture since 1975. Enoitalia has become one of the most respected cellars in Italy. Chatham Imports distributes Santa Marina wines produced by Enoitalia.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Domaine Select Wine Estates: Importer of artisanal wines and spirits for the US market with a craft/premium positioning similar to Chatham. Both companies curate smaller, story-driven portfolios for on/off-premise accounts.
• Skurnik Wines: US importer specializing in artisanal, family-owned wines and spirits, with strong Italian overlap to Chatham's Tuffo and Santa Marina portfolios.
• Frederick Wildman & Sons: Long-standing US importer of premium wines and spirits with significant Italian portfolio overlap (including vermouth and amaro). Closely comparable to Chatham's Italy-sourced aperitivo/Italian wine strategy.
• Infinium Spirits: US spirits importer and brand builder representing international producers across whiskey, tequila, and liqueur categories—comparable importer-distributor model with multi-category premium portfolio.
• Kobrand Corporation: Family-owned US importer and marketer of premium wines and spirits. Operates a comparable model representing international producers to US on/off-premise accounts.
• Hotaling & Co. US-based premium spirits importer and distributor (parent of Hotaling Imports / H&Co) with a comparable portfolio of craft and heritage brands including whiskey, gin, and specialty spirits. Highly comparable business model to Chatham's importer/distributor setup.
• Palm Bay International: US wine and spirits importer/distributor with a wide portfolio including Italian wines, premium spirits, and craft brands. Comparable scale, structure, and channel mix (on-premise and off-premise) to Chatham.
• MHW Ltd: US-based importer and distributor of wines and spirits focused on premium and craft brands. Comparable channel strategy across on-premise and off-premise accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Pernod Ricard USA: US arm of global premium spirits group (Jameson, The Glenlivet, Absolut). Represents the broad-incumbent competitor to Chatham's premium whiskey, mezcal, and aperitivo portfolio with deeper trade marketing budgets and distribution scale.
• Brown-Forman Corporation: Major US-listed spirits producer and marketer (Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester). Operates its own premium whiskey portfolio that competes with Michter's in on/off-premise accounts; not a pure importer but a relevant benchmark for category positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/michterswhiskey
• Facebookfacebook.com/michterswhiskey
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chatham-imports

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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