Umeshu - The Wonderful Japanese Plumwine

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Umeshu plumwine is the Japanese with more than 1000 years of history. E 'of UME-fruit basis of alcohol and sugar.

Alcohol is usually around 12% -14%, which is comparable to western wine. There are two major producers of industrial Umeshu and more than 300 private labels with a variety of different Umeshu. Japan is also very popular at home and do Umeshu many supermarkets offer starter kits around May and June during UME-apricotHarvest.

Umeshu is generally based on one of these four alcohols:

1) on the basis of wine Umeshu Sake (rice)
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice water beer. by fermentation grounds may be used depending on dry or very flowery acid. E 'popular Umeshu to make on the basis of the way. The base can then determine the character of Umeshu.

2) Umeshu based Shochu
Shochu is a Japanesealcoholic beverage obtained by distillation. These are rice, sweet potatoes, wheat, and occasionally with other ingredients such as chestnuts. While most rice shochu are neutral in their perfume, made of sweet potato or wheat, a very particular taste. If Umeshu is made with a taste of the then creates a whole new UME-apricot and shochu.

3) Brandy Umeshu base
Very sweet and heavy Umeshu include a bit 'of brandy to taste. Youbut usually not more than 14% alcohol, compared to a heavy red wine.

4) Umeshu on the basis of white liquor
White liquor industrial alcohol, neutral taste. It is used more often for Umeshu home. Many breweries use it to focus on the taste of apricot Umeshu Umeshu ume as well with additional flavors such as mint, shiso, green tea, yuzu Japanese lime.

The second most important component of the UME-apricot. There are severalTypes of UME-apricot and we say that it is better Ume Shirakaga Umeshu given its size and its ability to produce simple transfer to the base flavor of alcohol.

Since the apricot-UME has a lot of acid Umeshu is sweetened. When the apricot-UME rock sugar to alcohol is taken added. At one point, honey or brown sugar are also included or even substitute for white sugar.

It has recently become popular with other flavors to add Umeshu, tastes like a combination of apricot and UMEwell with other ingredients. So far they have Umeshu with ginger, mint, shiso, yuzu-lime, passion fruit, banana, found green tea and black tea and many others.

And so many combinations that lead to produce a variety of different flavors that Umeshu a popular drink and charming.