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UMENOYADO Lychee

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UMENOYADO · Umenoyado Brewery · Katsuragi, Nara · EST. 1893

UMENOYADO Lychee

梅の宿 ライチ

Fragrant Taiwanese lychee is rounded by house-brewed sake in a clear, light liqueur with depth beneath its sweetness.

Fruit liqueur

CategoryFruit liqueur
OriginKatsuragi, Nara
BaseSake · Distilled alcohol
SignatureClear · Light
ABV8%
Volume720 / 1800 ml

How it is made

Keeping the aroma and texture of Taiwanese lychee in the liqueur

Its character comes from the way the main ingredient meets the base spirit. Two choices are central to the result.

01

Selecting lychee juice

Floral aroma and juicy sweetness sit at the centre.

02

Blending with sake

Rice-derived roundness supports the fruit’s sweetness and softens the finish.

The result

Floral lychee, clarity and soft sweetness

Lychee fragrance opens brightly into juicy sweetness, with sake rounding the finish.

Taste profile

Floral lychee, clarity and soft sweetness

Floral lychee, clarity and soft sweetness

Lychee fragrance opens brightly into juicy sweetness, with sake rounding the finish.

Food affinities

Four directions guided by lychee’s floral aroma and sake roundness

Food affinities for UMENOYADO Lychee are not a pairing the producer has presented officially, but a reading drawn from the characteristics recorded on this page. The structure in which lychee’s floral aroma and juicy sweetness are met by the roundness of a sake base runs through the four directions below.

Floral aroma meeting citrus and tropical notesWhite fish carpaccio with yuzu, a green mango salad, an elderflower and fruit salad. Lychee’s floral aroma runs in the same direction as citrus and tropical fruit aromas, and the two heighten each other when paired.
Juicy sweetness meeting fruit-forward dessertsPoached white peach, Thai mango sticky rice (khao niao mamuang), poached pear. The juicy sweetness of lychee sits naturally alongside desserts built around other fruit.
Sake roundness meeting a smooth textureJapanese steamed egg custard (chawanmushi), Thai coconut custard (khanom mo gaeng), panna cotta. The roundness brought by the sake base meets smooth-textured dishes on texture alone.
Light sweetness set against salty startersProsciutto with white peach, Vietnamese-style fresh spring rolls (poh pia sot), a fig and blue cheese salad. A light sweetness is set against salty starters, and each keeps its own definition.

The pairing of a drink and a dish is generally guided by structure — sweetness, acidity and texture — more than by aroma. Lychee’s floral aroma is used here as an opening cue, while the roundness of sake and the balance of a light sweetness set the structural direction for the four pairings above.

Pairing guide — Umeshu

The producer

Umenoyado Brewery in Katsuragi, Nara

Umenoyado Brewery is based in Katsuragi, Nara. For this liqueur, it brings ingredient selection and established production craft together in a distinctly Japanese expression.

Official producer website

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