Prefecture: Ehime
Ingredients: Nanko ume, brewing alcohol, sugar
Style: Umeshu (Japanese plum liqueur)
Food pairings: Char siew, roast duck, blue cheese, vanilla ice cream
Taste: Lightly sweet, fresh plum, elegant, subtly tart
Alc.: 13%
Umebijin's umeshu is made from fine Nanko ume grown in Ehime Prefecture. Less sugar is used than usual so that the true taste of the plums comes through, giving a light sweetness and a subtle, elegant flavour with a fresh, gently tart edge. It is made without preservatives. Enjoy it straight, on the rocks or topped up with soda as a refreshing aperitif, or serve it alongside roast meats and cheese, or with dessert.
About the brewery
Umebijin Shuzo was founded in 1916 at Yawatahama on the west coast of Ehime. It draws well water from a vein about thirty metres down, fed by rainfall soaking through the foot of Mount Izushi. Alongside sake under the Umebijin, Takao and Kanbai marks, it now makes shochu, liqueurs including this umeshu, craft gin and whisky.
