Choya The Golden Ume Fruits 650ml
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Umeshu is a traditional Japanese liqueur made from ume fruit, and Choya's The Golden Ume Fruits is the version to know. This 650ml bottle holds the same liqueur and whole fruit as the smaller size, with roughly twice as much to share. The secret is in the ume fruit itself: large, thick Nanko-ume from the Kishu region, steeped in cane spirit with sugar for about one year until the flesh is very soft.
The macerated plums stay in the bottle. Eat them as sweets, drop one into a glass, or cook with them. The liqueur is a balanced sweet and tart with notes of almond, with a mellow aroma and strong tartness from the fruit, at 15% ABV. It took a Gold Award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021, and the slimmer, debossed bottle was redesigned by a London-based studio.
Pour it as an aperitif or after a meal, with sushi, sukiyaki or tempura. Ralph's imports Choya directly, with Metro Manila delivery.