Hachiume Umeshu | Review by Erika

Have you ever drunk umeshu (or plum wine) before? Well, this umeshu is a little bit different from the regular umeshu out there.   Umeshu is a Japanese liqueur made from Ume plums, white rock sugar and shochu/liquor. Because it is relatively straightforward to make, a lot of families in Japan make umeshu at home. In fact, I myself have a plum tree at home, so my grandma makes umeshu every year.     "Hachiume" is the umeshu from Hachinohe Sake Brewery in Aomori. It's made from Ume plums, rock sugar and not shochu but "sake". The plums are soaked...