umeshu

Definitions

noun A Japanese liqueur made by steeping unripe ume fruits in alcohol (or saké) and sugar.

Japanese 梅酒 ?

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The fish wasn't enough to balance the glass of umeshu I had ordered on the sly, so I added a Spicy Tuna Handroll.

Sushi Roku, Santa Monica - Sushi by Day, Roku by Night 2007
Opened by a qualified sake taster, this "dining-bar" boasts a huge selection of shochu and sake as well as excellent umeshu.

Chinalyst - China blogs in English thebeijinger 2010
There are many lesser-known beverages to try on a trip to Japan including umeshu (plum wine) and shochu (a distilled spirit commonly made from rice, sweet potatoes, wheat and/or sugar cane).

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
I ordered an umeshu because that’s how we do, then did my best to not knock over spice canisters and tiny shoyu pitchers while negotiating the menu, an awkwardly oversized thing that was covered front and back with bulky, broad slabs of wood.

Torafuku - Like White on Rice 2006
I ordered an umeshu because that’s how we do, then did my best to not knock over spice canisters and tiny shoyu pitchers while negotiating the menu, an awkwardly oversized thing that was covered front and back with bulky, broad slabs of wood.

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