Plum Wine, Umeshu
From olden times on to the present day, UME-fruit liqueur, Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine) has been a familiar beverage in Japanese households well known and loved for its relaxing effect as well as its usefulness for keeping healthy. Because of the faint aroma, well-balanced acidity and sweetness of UME-fruit liqueur, Umeshu(Japanese Plum Wine), it is said to be one of the most delicious liquors in the world.
Joyo Aodani No Ume
Joyo Aodani No Ume
Base: Shochu Based
Ingredient: Jyoshuhaku Ume
Alcohol by Volume: 12%
Aged: 7 Years
Brewery Location: Kyoto
Food Pairings: Chicken Dishes such as Yakitori and Karaage, Vinegar Marinated Dishes, Carpaccio
Tasting Notes: The brewery uses age-old techniques to draw out the fullest potential of the highest quality Joshuhaku Ume (Japanese plum), extracting juices and aromatics as much as possible, then aging the rare elixir for a minimum of seven years to develop the finest flavors. It has a mellow character that is not too sweet, and a luxurious, refreshing aftertaste.
Size: 750ml
Distillery: Joyo Shuzo
Founded: 1895
Profile: Established in 1895, Joyo Shuzo is the only brewery located in the Yamashiro region (Southern Kyoto). They are surrounded by an abundance of nature's blessings - since ancient times their homelands were covered in ume trees (Japanese plum) and the region was famous for such, as well as for their exceptionally soft subterranean brewing water. The brewery works closely with contracted local ume farmers, and they source both local rice like Kyoto Iwai, and specialty rice varietals from their respective prefectures (like Yamada Nishiki from Hyogo), in order to guarantee the best ingredients possible. The Toji (brew master) leads his kurabito (brewery workers) between the coldest months of the year every day without resting to produce small batch, raw-bottled, unfiltered, bottle aged sake with a fresh umami and crisp acidity that they brew to bring out the flavors of food.
