Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine)

Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine). This video will show you how to make Umeshu, Japanese plum wine at home! I share her tips for homemade Umesh! Making plum wine is her annual event in June and this was my first time to make it together.

Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine) Famous brands of umeshu include Choya, Takara Shuzo and Matsuyuki. 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! You can cook Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine) using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine)

  1. It’s of Japanese green ume plums (You can buy from Mitsuwa and Nijiya, Marukai if you are in the United States. Only available for a short window in the early Summer.).
  2. Prepare of Rock sugar.
  3. It’s of White liqueur (Best to use 24%~35% liqueur).

Inspired by the Japanese drama – Midnight Diner. "Umeshu" literally means plum wine. It is a kind of traditional liqueur enjoyed in Japan. The main ingredients are ume (Japanese plum), sugar, and alcohol (usually You can easily purchase umeshu at any grocery store if you live in Japan but you can also make it at home. It is super easy to make!

Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine) instructions

  1. Wash and sterilize your jar with boiled water, and dry off the jar..
  2. Wash the plums and remove the stems. The stems are small and deep, so use a toothpick..
  3. Dry off the plums and leave it on clean cloth for a half day..
  4. Put a layer of ume plums in the jar, then a layer of rock sugar. Repeat until all the sugar and plums are used up, and pour the white liqueur into the jar until it just covers the topmost layer of plums..
  5. Put the lid on the jar securely and store the plums in cool, dark place. Shake the jar everyday until rock sugar dissolves..
  6. After 6 months, the Umeshu is ready to drink. Enjoy!.

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 While the ingredients sound common, each is actually a special kind. The plums for Umeshu need to be Japanese green plums which are very. This is the first year I will try making 梅酒. I had some homemade umeshu on a recent trip to Japan.