Comments on: Relax Choya

By: wiffy

wiffy — Wed, 25 May 2011 06:33:21 +0000

Hi Ken, sorry for my late reply. I refrigerate mine for quite a long time after opening.

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 22 May 2011 17:48:28 +0000

I recently was given a bottle of Choya ume liquer. We opened it last night and enjoyed the taste. I was wondering if it keeps very long once opened. Also, does it, after opened need to be kept in the refrigerator.

Thanks.

Ken

By: freddie

freddie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:15:25 +0000

was trying to figure out how to drink Choya, Lots of input… will get back if I get a nice kick
freddie

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:58:40 +0000

Hi All,
This is a very nice article and as most others here I also love Umeshu. There are two large industrial makers in Japan Choya and Takara. Their Umeshu is rather sweet and based on white liqueur (industrial alcohol without own flavor).

However, there are more than 300 private labels in Japan. Umeshu can be made based on Sake, Shochu, Brandy or white liqueur. Depending on the alcohol base as well as the mix of other ingredients such as sugar, honey, brown sugar, green tea, ginger, etc. you get very different result.

These Umeshu range from sour to sweet or from smooth to bitter. Colors can be white or very intense. I am so fascinated by all these private labels that I started collecting more information about this. Please feel free to click on my name to check my portal on private Umeshu labels.

Let’s have fun drinking umeshu.

By: wiffy

wiffy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:38:30 +0000

Hi jacque, thanks for the info :-) I luv it on the rocks too, but sometimes got to ration it, hee

By: jacque

jacque — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:36:12 +0000

hi,

great post.

Just a note, in case you are unaware… Choya is the brand, another famous one is Takara. but the wine is actually Umeshu – Plum wine.

I love it on the rocks!!! :p

By: wiffy

wiffy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:53:24 +0000

Hi Pearlyn, yes! I used the plums from the choya wine bottle :-)

By: Pearlyn

Pearlyn — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:42:29 +0000

lol….btw where to get choya plums ?Do you used the plums from the choya wine bottle ? I would like to try this refreshing recipe but not sure where to buy the plums… pls advise :D

By: elvadrieng

elvadrieng — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:50:45 +0000

Oh green tea! My family normally mix it with ice cream soda. Perhaps when I have the money I will get a nice good bottle of it and mix it with green tea.

Oh mein gott. So cheap? Damn no one I know going to Japan.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:07:01 +0000

Haven’t had choya in ages. I don’t recall it being particularly sweet (maybe there are different recipes by brand?), but the special cylindrical bottle with the massive green plums was definitely it. Now I’m going to have to bye a bottle, for investigative purposes only. :lol: And I will have a care; its kick was not lost on me. :mrgreen: