Umeshu - Japanese plum wine
Umeshu - Japanese plum wine

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Miyazaki Plum Wine For starters, Umeshu is a Japanese plum wine, made from green plums which cannot be eaten in its raw form. They are sour and contain a little amount of toxin. Yet, they can be made into wine when soaked into white liquor. Plum Wine or Umeshu (梅酒) is a Japanese liqueur made by steeping fresh Japanese plum (ume) in shochu/white liquor and sugar.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have umeshu - japanese plum wine using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Umeshu - Japanese plum wine:
  1. Get 1 kg green plum (unripe)
  2. Get 500 g white rock sugar(crystallized sugar)
  3. Prepare 1800 ml distilled spirits called “white liquor” (vodka can be substantiated)

This tasty drink is a great aperitif and also wonderful as a dessert wine after dinner. It's often served chilled, over ice, or mixed with soda water. Late May into June is the season for green plums. Umeshu is a Japanese plum wine or liqueur made by steeping green ume (Japanese plums) in white liquor and rock sugar.

Instructions to make Umeshu - Japanese plum wine:
  1. To sanitize a glass jar, pour boiling water in the jar, drain well and air dry.
  2. Wash plums gently, remove hulls with a bamboo stick, and dry well with paper towels one by one. Please make sure the plums are dried well otherwise the moisture of plums will cause growing mold in the jar.
  3. I recommend using rock sugar for making plum wine. It takes time to dissolve and that means it helps to extract the flavors from the plums at a slower pace.
  4. To make plum wine, we need distilled spirits at 35% alcohol by volume. - In Japan, A kind of distilled liquor called White Liquor is commonly used for plum wine. Vodka can be substitute for white liquor if you cannot find it in your country.
  5. Layer the plums and the sugar alternately in the jar and pour over white liquor.
  6. Put the lid on the jar and store in a cool, dark place. You can start drinking Umeshu after it’s been resting for at least 6 months. You need to be a little patient but it is worth waiting! - Give the jar gently shake everyday to mix sugar and the liquor well for the first month. Better to write the date you started on the jar so that you can remember when the plum wine gets drinkable!

Late May into June is the season for green plums. Umeshu is a Japanese plum wine or liqueur made by steeping green ume (Japanese plums) in white liquor and rock sugar. Umeshu, or Japanese plum wine, is a sweet liquor made from fermented plums, sugar and grain alcohol. While there are a few cocktails that can be created with plum wine, the beverage shines brightest when simplified. Here are our favorite ways to enjoy this summer sipper.

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