Smoked Plum Liqueur
It is different from Japanese plum wine! Adult deep plum wine intertwined with smoked aromas and Chinese herbs
Description
A medicinal plum wine featuring smoky acidity and sweetness, made by steeping 'Wumei' (green plums smoked and dried) with Chinese herbs like hawthorn and licorice.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wumei(Smoked plum)
- Hawthorn
- Licorice
- Brewed alcohol
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Delicious Way to Drink]
- [Label Features] A traditional liquor available at Taiwanese pharmacies and liquor stores. Essentially the 'alcoholic version' of Suanmeitang (plum juice).
- [Straight/Hot Water Mix] Poured, it is a deep pitch-black color like black vinegar. The aroma mixes 'smoke' with the complex spice scents unique to Chinese medicine.
- Not a fruity, clear sweetness like Japanese plum wine (Nanko plums, etc.), but an adult taste hitting hard with deep astringency, brown-sugar-like richness, and smoky acidity.
- In winter, mixing with hot water warms the stomach perfectly, becoming the ultimate digestif aiding digestion.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Wumei smoke aroma and licorice sweet scent
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Brown Sugar Plum Wine (lacks smoke aroma)
Pairing
Mala Hot Pot or greasy meat dishes(palate reset)
Trivia
[For Adults] 'Wumei' is a Chinese medicine regulating the stomach and boosting appetite. Drinking it expecting sweet, cute Japanese plum wine shocks you at first with its 'Seirogan-like' smoky aroma, but pairing it with greasy Taiwanese food makes you realize no liquor makes more sense. The ultimate plum wine for drinkers.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Since it's rich and smoky, mixing it with carbonated water into a 'Wumei Highball' and drinking it with super-spicy hot pot magically washes away the oil and heat in your mouth!
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