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Originally Posted by MMM
It looks like most of these are sake and umeshu. Umeshu is often called "plum wine" which is misleading, as it is actually shochu (a rice liquor) pickled with ume plums to give a distinct sweeter flavor.
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I had forgotten about that, MMM. I am frequently having to explain what umeshu is to Americans who ask me what my favorite wine is and it simpler to just translate it as plum wine for them.
Friday night my friends were insisting on my sharing some sake at the house I was hoping they would finish off. It was left over from a tasting because I didn't like this one at all. In desperation I mixed it with some Haitai plum and it was a perfect remedy to get me through this bit of socializing. Now I am wondering if it was also part instinct or forgotten memory that led me to choose that from pantry instead of several other options.