Ume-shu 梅酒 plum wine

First, I'm going to introduce the recipe of Ume-shu(plum wine).

Oh, I forgot to tell you this one important thing about ume. You cannot eat ume fresh because of its poison. I have heard that you could die from it and so if you have pets, don't plant this tree in your yard. Fresh ume smells really really good though, you gotta do something before you eat this fruit.

Ingredients:

・ Ume 500g

・ Rocky crystal sugar 200g

・ 35% shochu 900ml

Recipe:

1. After you have prepared ume, put ume in a glass bottle/jar first.
2. Next is rocky crystal sugar.
3. Pour shochu. It has to be 35% or higher but usually use 35% shochu.
4. Close the lid of the glass bottle or jar.
5. Store it at a cool place and wait for at least a couple of months to be ready.





Dekiagari! できあがり！


I usually drink ume-shu with soda or just water with ice. It's probably one of girls' drinks.It's sweet and fruity. この前、少し味見してみたけど、まだちょっと早かったかなぁ。でもおいしかったよ。