Ota Shuzo Dokan Umeshu

Decadent Sake infused with the local fruit, Ume. Something like a 'plum wine'. It's basically a Christmas pudding in a glass. Delicious!

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It’s no surprise really that Ōta Shuzo who are making some seriously impressive Sake are also going to make a great umeshu!

This Dōkan Umeshu was made in 2014 by infusing a 1 year old sake with ao-ume [green ume] and korizato [‘ice sugar’ | rock sugar] for about 6 months or so and then bottle aged until release, giving this umeshu a depth of flavour often not seen in other brands. Most of theume used are the Nankobai variety sourced from Wakayama Prefecture along with some Fukui ume from Fukui Prefecture.

Both of these prefectures are famous for their ume varieties with Nankobai and Fukui Ume being the most sought after for making beautifully flavoured umeshu. The Ōta Umeshu is completely additive free with no additional colour, aromas, flavours or acids added, and relies purely on great ingredients and technique.

Ōta are comparatively conservative with the sugar they add to their umeshu as they want to achieve a drink that has the deliciously tart Ume flavours balanced by moderate sweetness. The flavour is enhanced by beautiful sweet marzipan & stewed fruit aromas.

Ōta Shuzō was created by the ancestors of the 15th century Samurai warrior-poet and military tactician Sukenaga Ōta (1432-1486). When Sukenaga Ōta also became a Buddhist monk he adopted the Buddhist name Dōkan, by which he is commonly referred to as today. The current Ōta family can trace their ancestry all the way back to this warrior who was also the architect and orchestrator behind the building of Edo Castle in 1457 [today's Imperial Palace] in what is now known as Tokyo.

Ordered by Iemitsu Tokugawa [1604-1651] the third Tokugawa Shogunate [reigning feudal power during the Edo period] to protect the Tokaido High Road, the Ōta family moved to Kusatsu in Ōmi province [now Shiga] where the family eventually began brewing Sake. The Ōta family has continued to produce Sake which receives nationwide acclaim in Japan, naming the product "Dōkan" after their famous ancestor.

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