Homemade Plum Wine

June is the rainy season in Japan, and, the season for green plums. Green plums are found in the supermarkets. In addition, you'll find some large jars, bottles of liquor and bags of rock candies near plums. Yes, Japanese enjoy homemade 'umeshu', plum wine. Here is some steps how to make plum wine;


1. Soak green plums for a while (from 10 minutes to 2 hours reduce bitterness of plums) and wash them.


2. Wipe them well and take off the hull with a bamboo skewer or a toothpick.
































3. Put plums and rock candies into a jar.

4. Pour white liquor into a jar.


5. Leave it in a cool and dark space. (e.g. under the sink of the kitchen)














You can enjoy plum wine about 3 months after brewing, but 1 year brewing is the best. The color of the liqour will change to amber after a year. Mmm... I can't wait!!