• Prefecture: Wakayama

• Ingredients: Wakayama sake, Nanko ume (puréed), sugar

• Style: Sake-based nigori umeshu

• Food pairings: Roast pork, cheese platters, chilli crab, fruit desserts

• Taste: Fruity, rich, tangy, refreshing

• Alc.: 10%

An authentic umeshu built on sake brewed specially for the purpose. After steeping, the Nanko plums are puréed and returned to the umeshu, concentrating the fruit's flavour and giving a cloudy, fruity body. Rich yet refreshing thanks to the plums' natural acidity, it is best on the rocks, which brings the plum character forward and softens the palate.

2025 Kura Master Umeshu Concours — Platinum 2020 London Sake Challenge — Gold (Umeshu) 2019 London Sake Challenge — Gold

About the brewery

Kokonoe Saika was founded in 1908 in Kinokawa, Wakayama. Unusually, it is a red-vinegar maker that brews its own sake as the raw material, and its business rests on three pillars: red vinegar, sake and umeshu, with the plum liqueurs built on the company's own sake.

梅酒用に特別に醸した日本酒ベースの本格梅酒です。梅酒の仕込みに使用した梅を裏ごしし、再度　梅酒に加えました。梅の旨みが凝縮された、フルーティーな口当たりとともにお楽しみください。濃厚な味わいを持った梅酒ですが、梅の酸によりさっぱりと爽快に楽しめます。ロックにするとより梅の風味が立ち、味わいも柔らかくなります。