Thank you for the video!! Just made my first batch of 梅酒. Only I had to use vodka as 焼酎 is not very easy to get where I live. Hopefully it will be good though! Thanks again :D I hope your 梅酒 was おいしい！
Just wondering if you've tried a variation of the umeshu which uses young/unripe apricots? Trying to find ao-ume here in Australia is a nuisance (if not downright impossible) but I've read on a couple of websites that ao-ume is very similar to unripe apricot - if anything, closer to an apricot than what we usually call "plums" - so I'm wondering if the result is somewhat similar?
Going to have to find a white liquor substitute as well. :P Might use a shochu/vodka mix.
If you get a higher proof alchohol (higher than 50%) would be good, you can do this with ANY fruit or herb, and no need to worry about bruises. I've done mango liquor! Amazing! Put mangoes in the highest proof white rum you can find for 2 months, perfect!
From Okinawa -- Clean and dry plums go in the freezer for 24 hours then we layer the plums and sugar Then put the lid on and let rest. it will usually take slightly over a week for the sugar to dissolve. Then once the plums are shriveled and sugar dissolved you remove the plums. But without the alcohol your kids can also enjoy the health benefits of the Ume and you can dilute it even further ( 10/1) for a great workout drink.
SUGOI!!!! Ume shu is my favorite drink! I like all kind of ume shu. I taste one made with black sugar from okinawa that was pretty interesting too. Does anyone know if we can order ume shu on the internet (I live in Canada).
The plums we use are green, unripe plums. They are only sold for a short time in the spring and are not really good for anything else unless you want to pickle them. Perhaps you can find someone with a plum tree in your area and get some of their unripe plums - it might work!
There are variations of umeshu that use this same method, including cherry, apricot and coffee!
Not all umeshu is expensive, the Choya brand in particular is pretty cheap (750 ml for $10-17 american dollars), and it's still pretty tasty despite it's price. Although I hear most Japanese people make it themselves (and probably tastes better...)
I love umeshu, but it's really expensive to buy and theres nowhere near to where i live where i can buy the sodding plums, any suggestions on passable substitute plums?
i wonder if i can use green gage plums ??
renagade12 1 week ago
Ume shuu is the only alcoholic beverage I have ever brought home form travels abroad. The plum wine available here in Canada is crap.
jitenshavoluntouring 5 months ago
Thank you for the video!! Just made my first batch of 梅酒. Only I had to use vodka as 焼酎 is not very easy to get where I live. Hopefully it will be good though! Thanks again :D I hope your 梅酒 was おいしい！
Jango1989 7 months ago
Do you know where I can purchase the type of alcohol you used in this recipe?
drumsweet 11 months ago
Heya! Great vid. :)
Just wondering if you've tried a variation of the umeshu which uses young/unripe apricots? Trying to find ao-ume here in Australia is a nuisance (if not downright impossible) but I've read on a couple of websites that ao-ume is very similar to unripe apricot - if anything, closer to an apricot than what we usually call "plums" - so I'm wondering if the result is somewhat similar?
Going to have to find a white liquor substitute as well. :P Might use a shochu/vodka mix.
ruinedbyidiots 1 year ago
Can you do this with ripe plums? And while aging, how should I store it?
Spazman100 1 year ago
If you get a higher proof alchohol (higher than 50%) would be good, you can do this with ANY fruit or herb, and no need to worry about bruises. I've done mango liquor! Amazing! Put mangoes in the highest proof white rum you can find for 2 months, perfect!
tt247jer 1 year ago
I LOVE that song Downtown!!!! Things will be great when your doooowntoooown!!!
Omg800 2 years ago
From Okinawa -- Clean and dry plums go in the freezer for 24 hours then we layer the plums and sugar Then put the lid on and let rest. it will usually take slightly over a week for the sugar to dissolve. Then once the plums are shriveled and sugar dissolved you remove the plums. But without the alcohol your kids can also enjoy the health benefits of the Ume and you can dilute it even further ( 10/1) for a great workout drink.
Nykndan 3 years ago
T__T I miss ume soo much!
i only miss okinawa more >_>
hapaxjalapenox 3 years ago
SUGOI!!!! Ume shu is my favorite drink! I like all kind of ume shu. I taste one made with black sugar from okinawa that was pretty interesting too. Does anyone know if we can order ume shu on the internet (I live in Canada).
STROBdotNET 3 years ago
If you can't find the sodding plums, then maybe you could go to an Asian supermarket?
LPR1974 4 years ago
I've made this 2 years in a row [ I live in Tokyo so it's easy] but this turns out fantastic everytime. I cut the sugar down to half though...
YUMMY!
LPR1974 4 years ago
The plums we use are green, unripe plums. They are only sold for a short time in the spring and are not really good for anything else unless you want to pickle them. Perhaps you can find someone with a plum tree in your area and get some of their unripe plums - it might work!
There are variations of umeshu that use this same method, including cherry, apricot and coffee!
mediatinker 4 years ago
Not all umeshu is expensive, the Choya brand in particular is pretty cheap (750 ml for $10-17 american dollars), and it's still pretty tasty despite it's price. Although I hear most Japanese people make it themselves (and probably tastes better...)
ValentineTheory 4 years ago
I love umeshu, but it's really expensive to buy and theres nowhere near to where i live where i can buy the sodding plums, any suggestions on passable substitute plums?
chrisharbidge 4 years ago