Since I have not yet eaten all of our own products at Chinriu Honten, I thought it would be nice to share these experiences with my friends at Umeshu Japan. Today we start with Ume juice for no other reason than I just bought one glass this week by coincidence.

I already knew… Continue

Hi. I hope I am using the blog area correctly.

I can see that the host of this site, Nicholas, is working on making umeshu available for order online. I would be so grateful if that comes to fruition and I can get umeshu shipped to my home in upstate NY. However in the meantime I am still desperately scouring the internet for other providers. I have found a few things but I am not sure what I am looking at.

Can anyone tell me what "Mito no Kairakuen" umeshu is like? I am guessing from the name… Continue

Some say that drinking wine is like drinking the history of the world. The same could be about plum wine. This elixir of life, which was featured on NHK, is one such drink. Toro Toro Plum Wine.

In Japanese we call it "suika" or watermelon in English. And no better place then to try this delicious drink but in Japan. Watermelon plum wine

Come and try it!

Summer time is an excellent time to try all kinds of delicious plum wines. Mines this month is called 100 year old hyakunen umeshu

Of all the excellent plum wines I have tried over the years this one had the best flavor compositions. And I mean I loved it immensely! Have a look.