How to Make Umeshu & Ume Syrup (Plum Wine & Plum Syrup)

Ingredients for Plum Syrup & Plum Wine

- Plum Syrup -
500g Green (unripe) Plums (17.64 oz)
500g Rock Sugar (17.64 oz)
50ml Vinegar (0.21 u.s. cup)

- Plum Wine -
500g Green (unripe) Plums (17.64 oz)
250g Rock Sugar (8.82 oz)
900ml Shochu (3.80 u.s. cup)
(35% alcohol by volume)

Shochu for Sanitizing Containers

** How To Store Plum Syrup **
Remove the plums and store the syrup in a refrigerator

About Music
Fre’de’ric Chopin – Valse in D-flat major “Minute Waltz” – Op. 64 No. 1
Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Ste’phane Magnenat
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Duration : 0:3:32


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25 Responses

  1. StarleePie47 Says:

    They are using …
    They are using plums that haven’t ripened yet.

  2. Linicherry Says:

    aren’t plums …
    aren’t plums normaly purple?

  3. hherna12 Says:

    your so right i …
    your so right i would love to make it but is takes a year arrrrrr! LOL

  4. hotaruharuki Says:

    @StarleePie47 …
    @StarleePie47 ahhhhh i c

  5. PuaMelia5 Says:

    well it might …
    well it might depend on how you drink it i guess, with water, on the rocks, etc…
    normal (and “reasonable”) plum wine that you can get from shops contains only 7-10%(maybe more?) alcohol, so you can hardly get drunk on just one or two glasses of it :P personally i love it!!

  6. StarleePie47 Says:

    @hotaruharuki

    @hotaruharuki
    Depends on how much you drink

  7. hotaruharuki Says:

    will i get drunk if …
    will i get drunk if i drink this? 0.0

  8. nightshadememory Says:

    Shochu is a spirit …
    Shochu is a spirit similar to vodka.

    You’re welcome.

  9. Aiknea Says:

    shochu… any …
    shochu… any similarities to soju?

  10. MyassWins Says:

    I think I’m going …
    I think I’m going to fav every video in your gallery. Wonderful idea, I am going to try the wine. I’ve heard really good things about it.

  11. Awarkin Says:

    oh my god! i want …
    oh my god! i want to taste it now! NOW!

  12. animenrrd Says:

    @Warzel258 It …
    @Warzel258 It tastes like a really sweet plum but it has the tang of alcohol. I can’t really describe it with words, but it’s super sweet and it tastes so good with like… sierra mist, 7-up or sprite.

  13. CIRCLENSHARKS Says:

    oh man….. a whole …
    oh man….. a whole year to wait for the wine….. i like the idea but when i want a drink, i want it…u know… thanks for the recipe… nicely mapped out… great camera shots as well..

  14. TheComplementor Says:

    Look for Choya …
    Look for Choya Umeshu they cost between 10 and 15 dollars

  15. bigun89 Says:

    Ok, I have searched …
    Ok, I have searched in my local area liquor stores and in Japanese Stores in my area, and NO ONE carries any Shochu… anywhere. So unless your in Japan or mind paying nearly double what you would just outright buy some plum wine for, then don’t bother.

    But if you can find some shochu for about $15 locally, then this is worth it.

    I appreciate the recipe anyway! :)

  16. Warzel258 Says:

    what does it taste …
    what does it taste like?

  17. wirevo Says:

    He said in the …
    He said in the video that it’ll take 3 weeks for all the plum juice to be extracted.

  18. MissBlack208 Says:

    I dont get how long …
    I dont get how long we have to wait for the plum syrup… anyone know?

  19. Animetalchick Says:

    I would get so …
    I would get so impatient to wait for one year xD

  20. darkrevotion Says:

    now this is great!
    now this is great!

  21. frechieguy Says:

    yeah.
    yeah.

  22. maritschie Says:

    I m sorry then, i …
    I m sorry then, i must have mixed it up :) thanks fo rletting me know

  23. HiuNaam12 Says:

    origin of shochu is …
    origin of shochu is thailand and okinawa.
    korea has nothing to do with it.

  24. justmeimei Says:

    love it! make some …
    love it! make some more drinks again please :)

  25. SushML Says:

    i love plum wine! ^^
    i love plum wine! ^^

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