Choya Liqueur

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  Choya Dry Ume Wine 75 cl 10%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197279962

  In Japan, many good meals don't start with wine from grapes, but with ume – a small, tart stone fruit related to plums and apricots. Choya Dry Ume Wine is the dry take on this tradition, made to accompany the food rather than overpower it.

  Expert's description

  Choya Dry Ume Wine is a Japanese fruit wine from Choya, made from the ume fruit, at 10% alcohol.

  Choya Umeshu Co. has specialised in ume-based drinks for decades and is today one of Japan's best-known producers of umeshu and ume wine. Where the classic Choya style is made by steeping the fruit in alcohol and sugar, the Dry version is instead fermented directly from ripe ume fruit, giving a drier, more restrained sweetness than the original.

  Taste

  The taste is mild and fruity with a fine, balanced sweetness and a tart core from the ume fruit, reminiscent of a cross between plum and apricot.

  Specifications

  Name: Choya Dry Ume Wine
  Producer: Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd.
  Region/Country: Japan
  Type: Ume fruit wine
  Main ingredient: Ume fruit
  ABV: 10%
  Size: 75 cl
  Allergens: Sulphites
  EAN number: 4017871800017
  Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed lightly chilled, as an accompaniment to sushi, sashimi, or other Japanese food.

  Did you know?

  The ume fruit cannot be eaten raw, as it's too sour and tart in its natural form – it's only once it's steeped in alcohol or fermented that the soft, rounded flavour Choya is known for emerges.

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  • 1pcs.
    20,00EUR
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  Choya Extra Shiso Umeshu Liqueur 70 cl 17%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-1972480

  Red shiso and golden ume plums in harmony - Choya Extra Shiso is the more complex sibling to classic umeshu, spiced with Japan's most aromatic herb.

  Ekspertens beskrivelse

  Choya Extra Shiso is a Japanese umeshu liqueur made from the ume fruit and flavoured with red shiso (perilla), bottled at 17% ABV.

  The liqueur is produced by Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan, made exclusively from Nanko-ume from the Kishu region, aged 2 to 3 years. The addition of red shiso, an aromatic herb from the mint family, gives the liqueur a light tartness and spicy dimension that harmonises with the ume fruit's natural sweetness, while the shiso leaves also give the liqueur its characteristic, lightly reddish colour.

  Smag

  The taste is sweet with a fine, balancing acidity, supported by intense stone fruit notes and a fresh, lightly bitter character from the shiso leaves, reminiscent of mint and aniseed. The aroma offers ripe plums, fine herbal spice and a hint of red berries.

  Specifikationer

  Name: Choya Extra Shiso
  Producer: Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd.
  Region/Country: Osaka, Japan
  Type: Ume fruit liqueur (umeshu)
  Main ingredients: Ume fruit (Nanko-ume), red shiso
  ABV: 17%
  Size: 70 cl
  EAN no.: 4905846114859
  Other: The bottle is bottled with ume fruit inside
  Serving suggestion: Enjoy lightly chilled with soda water, neat, or in cocktails

  Smagsprofil

  Plum · Shiso · Tart · Spiced

  Vidste du at?

  Shiso, used in this liqueur, is an aromatic herb from the mint family that is as common in Japanese cooking as basil is in Italian - and here it gives the liqueur a unique, lightly minty undertone.

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  • 1pcs.
    37,50EUR
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  Choya Original Umeshu Wine 75 cl 10%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19605

  Sweet, soft and Japanese to its core - Choya Original Umeshu is the wine that has introduced the world to the wonderful flavour of the ume plum since 1914.

  Ekspertens beskrivelse

  Choya Original Umeshu is a Japanese umeshu wine made from the ume fruit, a species related to plums and apricots, bottled at 10% ABV.

  The wine is produced by Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan - the country's leading umeshu producer since 1914. The ume fruit is steeped in alcohol with sugar, which over time draws out the fruit's natural sweetness and acidity into the wine. Choya Original is the classic, best-selling version, often served with whole ume fruits in the bottle as visible proof of the traditional production method.

  Smag

  The taste is sweet and fruity with a pleasant acidity from the ume plums, without a dominant alcoholic character. The aroma offers ripe stone fruit and a hint of almond, while the finish is soft and lightly tart.

  Specifikationer

  Name: Choya Original Umeshu
  Producer: Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd.
  Region/Country: Osaka, Japan
  Type: Umeshu (ume fruit wine)
  Main ingredients: Ume fruit, alcohol, sugar
  ABV: 10%
  Size: 75 cl
  EAN no.: 4905846134093
  Serving suggestion: Enjoy lightly chilled, neat as an aperitif, or in cocktails

  Smagsprofil

  Plum · Sweet · Tart · Soft

  Vidste du at?

  Choya has been Japan's leading umeshu producer since 1914, and the name "Choya" was chosen because ume plum trees were traditionally planted at the edge of farms (in Japanese "cho" for farm and "ya" for house).

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  • 1pcs.
    20,00EUR
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  The Choya Royal Honey Liqueur 70 cl 17%

  Item no.: 505956-498796-461-5

  Whole ume fruits rest at the bottom of the bottle - Japanese craftsmanship where honey and royal jelly meet the plum's tartness with no added sugar.

  Expert's Description

  The Choya Royal Honey is a Japanese Umeshu based on ume fruit and honey, bottled at 17% ABV.

  Umeshu is a Japanese fruit liqueur made from the ume fruit, which belongs to the same family as plums and apricots but has a considerably higher acid content. The flavour of a good umeshu comes not only from the fruit's flesh and skin, but also from the kernel. The Choya Royal Honey is made by producer Choya exclusively from Japanese ume fruit (the Kishu Nanko variety), natural honey and royal jelly, with no added sugar, using an average of 240 grams of ume fruit per bottle.

  Taste

  The taste offers the delicate tartness of the ume fruit balanced by the natural sweetness of honey, giving a smooth, round umeshu without the sharp sugary sweetness found in many other plum liqueurs. The bottle is filled with a couple of whole ume fruits, which continue to lend character to the liqueur.

  Specifications

  Name: The Choya Royal Honey
  Producer: Choya
  Region/Country: Japan
  Type: Japanese Umeshu (plum liqueur)
  Main Ingredients/Flavourings: Ume fruit (Kishu Nanko), honey, royal jelly
  ABV: 17%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN No.: 4905846114897
  Serving Suggestion: over ice, with soda, or on its own as a digestif

  Flavour Profile

  Ume · Honey-sweet · Tart · Smooth

  Did You Know?

  Did you know an average of 240 grams of ume fruit is used to make a single bottle of The Choya Royal Honey? It's one of the reasons for the intense, authentic ume flavour that sets it apart from more industrially produced plum liqueurs.

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  • 1pcs.
    46,75EUR
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  The Choya Single Year Japanese Fruit Liqueur 70 cl 15,5%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0200

  From the Wakayama region of Japan comes this fresh umeshu, where sun-ripened Japanese plums are left to steep for a full year.

  Expert description

  The Choya Single Year is a Japanese Fruit liqueur based on Japanese ume plums, bottled at 15.5%.

  The liqueur comes from Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd., which has been the pioneer of commercial umeshu production in Japan since 1959. Choya mainly uses Nanko-ume, a premium plum variety from the Kishu region in Wakayama prefecture, which is macerated in alcohol and sugar. The Single Year edition refers to the plums having steeped for exactly one year, giving a fresh, direct plum character compared to the house's longer-aged expressions.

  Taste

  The nose is fresh with tangy plums and a light almond-like undertone from the stones. On the palate, The Choya Single Year is sweet and tangy with a clear plum character, while the finish is clean and refreshing.

  Specifications

  Name: The Choya Single Year
  Producer: Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd.
  Region/Country: Wakayama, Japan
  Type: Fruit liqueur (umeshu)
  Main ingredients: Japanese ume plums (Nanko variety), sugar, alcohol
  ABV: 15.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN no.: 4905846117652
  Serving suggestion: Enjoy over ice, mixed with soda water, or as the base of an Umeshu Sour

  Flavour profile

  Plum-tangy · Fresh · Sweet · Almond-like

  Did you know?

  Choya was the first company in Japan to produce umeshu on a commercial scale, and today works with local plum growers in Wakayama on its own orchards.

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  • 1pcs.
    30,75EUR