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.
Tsukinoi Organic Umeshu
Tsukinoi Organic Umeshu
Size: 500ml
Alcohol by Volume: 10% to 11%
Aged: None
Brewery Location: Ibaraki prefecture
Food Pairings: As aperitif, carpaccio, cheese, demi-glace sauce
Tasting Notes: Organic (JAS certified) Nankou plums and green plums are soaked in organic junmai sake (Wa no Tsuki).
An extra-dry umeshu with no added sugar, Tsukinoi's umeshu has the distinctive tartness of Japanese plums making it a suitable drink to simulate appetites before meals.
Brewery: Tsukino-I Shuzo Ten
Founded: 1865
Profile: Tsukinoi Brewery, known as the sea-breeze brewery located in Ibaraki prefecture on Japan’s Pacific coast, has a 150-year history of Sake making. They are positioning themselves as an organic junmai brewery. Because they care deeply about the materials used in their products, they select organic sake rice for use in brewing..
