Whisky umeshu (NT$598)!
A bottle of Japanese whisky umeshu: plum liqueur made with a whisky base, sweet-tart and warming. NT$598.
A lovely bottle to bring back from the Taiwan trip with BB: a Japanese whisky umeshu, NT$598 (around SGD$27). π₯π
What we got:
- A bottle of whisky umeshu (whisky-based Japanese plum liqueur)
I have a soft spot for umeshu, so a whisky version was an easy buy. Umeshu is the classic Japanese plum liqueur, made by steeping ume plums with sugar in a spirit, and it usually has a shochu or brandy base. This one swaps in whisky instead, which gives it an extra dimension.
The result is gorgeous: that signature sweet-tart, fruity plum flavour up front, but with a deeper, warmer, oaky whisky note running underneath, so it tastes richer and more grown-up than a standard umeshu. The amber colour hints at it before you even sip. It is smooth and rounded, lovely over ice or just neat, the kind of after-dinner drink you sip slowly.
Picking up a bottle like this is a nice way to bring a little of the trip home, and at NT$598 it was a fair bit cheaper than the same would cost back in Singapore. A small treat that keeps on giving.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. πππΌ Sweet-tart plum with a warm, oaky whisky depth, a lovely sipping umeshu. Would re-buy.
