LIQUEUR
BIJIN na UMESHU
美人な梅酒
Umeshu
Specifications
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima
- ABV
- 8%
- Volume
- 1800 ml
Kishu Nanko ume steeped in Kagoshima honkaku barley shochu, with no added flavouring, colouring or acidifiers. Restrained sweetness lets plum acidity and grain depth meet cleanly.
Barley-shochu-based umeshu
Barley-shochu depth beneath Kishu Nanko ume
Hamada Shuzo steeps Kishu Nanko ume in honkaku barley shochu made in Kagoshima. The liqueur retains not only the fruit but also the rounded grain character of a singly distilled shochu base.
A foundation of honkaku barley shochu
Rather than using a nearly neutral continuously distilled spirit, BIJIN begins with Kagoshima honkaku barley shochu, giving the palate gentle toast and depth.
Kishu Nanko ume, left unadorned
The Nanko ume is steeped without added flavouring, colouring or acidifiers, preserving natural fruit sweetness and acidity as the centre of the liqueur.
Restrained sweetness, rounded texture and a clear core
At 8% ABV, the liqueur remains light while retaining the roundness of barley shochu and the savoury depth of ume. Gentle acidity leaves the finish clean rather than simply sweet.
Nanko plum fruit with a quiet toasted-grain note
Kishu Nanko ume suggests apricot and peach, followed by the soft grain aroma of barley shochu. The palate is rounded, with plum depth and gentle natural acidity. Sweetness stays measured, and a trace of grain richness remains through a clean finish.
Hamada Shuzo in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima
Hamada Shuzo was founded in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima, in 1868. It works through three breweries: Denbee-gura for tradition, Denzouin-gura for innovation and Kinzangura for succession. BIJIN is made at Denzouin-gura, translating the producer’s shochu expertise into the structure of an umeshu.
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