Umeshu - Plum Wine Japanese

Umeshu (梅é…') is a Japanese liqueur made by steeping ume fruits (while still unripe and green) in liquorpan> (焼酎, shōchÅ«) and sugar. It has a sweet, sour taste, and an alcohol content of 10â€"15%. Famous brands of umeshu include Choya, Takara Shuzo and Matsuyuki. Varieties are available with whole ume fruits contained in the bottle, and some people make their own umeshu at home.

Japanese restaurants serve many different varieties of umeshu and also make cocktails. Umeshu on the Rocks (pronounced umeshu rokku), Umeshu Sour (pronounced umeshu sawa), Umeshu Tonic (with 2/3 tonic water), Umeshu Soda (with 2/3 carbonated water) and the Flaming Plum cocktail are popular. It is sometimes mixed with green tea (o-cha-wari) or warm water (o-yu-wari). Umeshu can be served at different temperatures; chilled or with ice, room temperature, or even hot in the winter.

Homemade umeshu

How to Make homemade JAPANESE PLUM WINE (Umeshu) 梅é…'の作り方 (レシãƒ") - Plum Wine or Umeshu (梅é…') is a Japanese plum infused alcohol, a delightfully refreshing drink served straight, on the rocks, bubbly with fizzy water or even hot.

• Main ingredients include:
  • Ume fruits
  • Sugar (rock)
  • ShōchÅ«
• Traditional recipe:
  • Ume fruit 1 kg
  • Sugar 500gâ€"1 kg (rock/cubes)
  • ShōchÅ« 1.8l
• After three months in a cold and dark place, it is ready to be consumed (although it is better to wait at least six months)

Umeshu should be allowed to ripen for at least nine months.

See also

Japanese Plum Wine or Liqueur (Umeshu) Recipe | Cooking with Nart. Source : www.cookingwithnart.com

• Suanmeitang
• Maesil-ju, Korean plum wine

External links

Umeshu, Plum Wine, Japanese liqueur, View Plum Wine, Akitaya .... Source : jp1206233846cosw.trustpass.alibaba.com

• "Nakata Foods website".
• "Choya website".
• "Takara Shuzo website".
• A recipe for umeshu

Choya Umeshu Plum Wine - Underground Wine & Spirits. Source : www.undergroundwineshop.com


Plum Wine (Umeshu) 梅é…' - 'Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories' • Just .... Source : www.justonecookbook.com


Cool Sh*t] Japanese Plum Wine (Umeshu) | This Sh*t's Delicious. Source : thisshtsdelicious.wordpress.com


Best Homemade Japanese Plum Wine (Umeshu) | Matcha and Tofu. Source :


Japanese sake bottles, with white crane plum wine or umeshu Stock .... Source : www.alamy.com