Umeshu - Japanese plum wine. Not only can you drink the wine, but you can also eat the plums, use them as a garnish or even part of desserts! Plum Wine or Umeshu (梅酒) is a Japanese liqueur made by steeping fresh Japanese plum (ume) in shochu/white liquor and sugar. The sweet and sour flavors with the fruity aroma are very appealing and you can make many kinds of drinks with it!
This umeshu plum wine has a sweet, fruity flavour without a strong alcoholic taste.
Best served cold, this is a perfect accompaniment to all types of Japanese cooking.
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You can cook Umeshu - Japanese plum wine using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Umeshu - Japanese plum wine
- It's 1 kg of green plum (unripe).
- It's 500 g of white rock sugar(crystallized sugar).
- Prepare 1800 ml of distilled spirits called “white liquor” (vodka can be substantiated).
May require ID check before dispatch. Most people call it "plum wine," but it's technically a cordial or liqueur. This sweet, fruity liquor is super easy to make, requires few ingredients, and when it's In this post, I'll take you through the process of making umeshu, which is a sweet cordial made from the ume plums. Most people call it "plum wine.
Umeshu - Japanese plum wine instructions
- To sanitize a glass jar, pour boiling water in the jar, drain well and air dry..
- 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..
- 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..
- 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..
- Layer the plums and the sugar alternately in the jar and pour over white liquor..
- 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!.
Plum Wine or Umeshu (梅酒) is a Japanese plum infused alcohol, a delightfully refreshing drink served straight, on the rocks, bubbly with fizzy water or even. Umeshu (梅酒) is a Japanese liqueur made by steeping ume fruits (while still unripe and green) in liquor (焼酎, shōchū) and sugar. Japanese plum wines are known for their versatility. They can be used as or in desserts, used as a base for cocktail, and served with or used while making the Popularly called Umeshu, the Japanese plum wine is a form of liqueur that is made with unripe and green ume plums, sugar, and alcohol. This is the first year I will try making 梅酒.