How to Make Favorite Umeshu - Japanese plum wine

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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! Inspired by the Japanese drama - Midnight Diner. It's time for another Martina's Midnight Munchies!

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Take 1 kg green plum (unripe)
2. Prepare 500 g white rock sugar(crystallized sugar)
3. Prepare 1800 ml distilled spirits called “white liquor” (vodka can be substantiated)

Not only can you drink the wine, but you can also eat the plums, use them as a garnish or even part of desserts! Umeshu (梅酒) is a Japanese liqueur made by steeping ume plums (while still unripe and green) in liquor (焼酎, shōchū) and sugar. Famous brands of umeshu include Choya, Takara Shuzo and Matsuyuki. • Umeshu, or plum wine, is a popular sweet drink inside and outside Japan. This tasty drink is a great aperitif and also wonderful as a dessert wine after Japanese plums, however, cannot be substituted.

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!

Famous brands of umeshu include Choya, Takara Shuzo and Matsuyuki. • Umeshu, or plum wine, is a popular sweet drink inside and outside Japan. This tasty drink is a great aperitif and also wonderful as a dessert wine after Japanese plums, however, cannot be substituted. Without these plums, it's not Umeshu. They can be found in Japanese markets or some Asian stores. This is the first year I will try making 梅酒.

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