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ARAGOSHI Mikan / Orange

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

ARAGOSHI Mikan / Orange

あらごしみかん

Japanese mandarin peel, membranes, seeds and pith are removed before the juice sacs are blended intact, preserving a lively citrus burst on the palate.

Fruit liqueur

CategoryFruit liqueur
OriginKatsuragi, Nara
BaseSake · Brewing alcohol
SignatureWhole mandarin vesicles
MandarinJapanese-grown
ABV · Volume7% · 720 / 1800 ml

How it is made

Keeping mandarin juice sacs intact

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

01

Removing peel, membrane, seeds and pith

Careful preparation leaves the fruit’s sweetness and acidity clear.

02

Blending without crushing the juice sacs

Each intact segment gives the liqueur its distinctive burst of texture.

The result

Mandarin expressed through texture as well as aroma

Sake roundness joins the fruit’s lively texture and refreshing acidity.

Taste profile

Freshly peeled mandarin, bursting fruit and bright acidity

Freshly peeled mandarin, bursting fruit and bright acidity

Mandarin aroma and sweetness open clearly as the juice sacs burst, followed by a light citrus finish.

Food affinities

Four directions shaped by bursting fruit and light acidity

These pairings are not official combinations announced by the producer, but a reading of the aroma and flavor characteristics recorded on the product page. The mandarin’s clear aroma and sweetness, the burst of its juice sacs, and a light citrus finish form the basis for four directions.

Bursting fruit meeting springy shellfishShrimp cocktail, sweet shrimp cured with kombu, shrimp glass noodle salad (yum woon sen). The burst of juice sacs echoes the springy bite of shellfish.
Bright sweetness meeting light dairy dessertsPanna cotta, fruit in coconut milk (ruam mit), mandarin kanten jelly. The mandarin’s sweetness carries into lightly chilled, cream-based desserts.
Light acidity lifting fried foodFish and chips, fried fish cake (tod mun pla), fried chicken karaage. The citrus finish lifts the richness of fried batter.
A familiar aroma for a relaxed after-meal momentOrange chiffon cake, mandarin daifuku mochi, Thai custard cake (khanom mo kaeng). The mandarin’s familiar aroma continues into gently sweet after-meal desserts.

One basic principle in food pairing is using light acidity to set off bright sweetness through contrast. Aragoshi Mikan’s bursting sweetness and light citrus finish follow this same logic.

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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