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Choya
Feb 19, 2008 11:53:01 GMT -5
Post by Tatsuyama Hideyoshi on Feb 19, 2008 11:53:01 GMT -5
So i here i sit at thursday nights Sake tasteing... i dont drink at all! Everyone was full of "mmmm's" and "ooooo's". So i had been spying this bottle of Choya which is a plum wine. What caught my eye was the botle shape and the 5 plums sitting in the botom of the bottle.
So i chatted up the bottle with Saionji and she assured me it was like a sweet sort of plum wine, which i have NEVER tasted sake nor plum wine. I told her i would try it. She poured me a big honker of a sake cup full... Trying get me drunk Himi? Anyways i talked her into cutting the portion down to about a half a teaspoon worth and i downed it.
WOW what a nice flavor that stuff has. i recommends it if ya ever get the chance. So mild and sweet. I think i would try some again next event.
Yoshi
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Choya
Feb 19, 2008 12:10:15 GMT -5
Post by Water_Tengu on Feb 19, 2008 12:10:15 GMT -5
ooooooooo, sounds good. i have never had plum wine, but i have heard it is very good if done right
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Feb 19, 2008 12:58:43 GMT -5
Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 19, 2008 12:58:43 GMT -5
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Feb 19, 2008 13:37:24 GMT -5
Post by Imagawa Tadamori on Feb 19, 2008 13:37:24 GMT -5
Plum wine is wonderful... so sweet and fruity, with a strong aroma (as wines go). You have to watch it though... it can lure you into drinking too much because it's so tasty. And it will sneak up on you. - Imagawa
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Feb 19, 2008 21:14:25 GMT -5
Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 19, 2008 21:14:25 GMT -5
She poured me a big honker of a sake cup full... I think those cups will hold what, a tablespoon's worth of liquid? And for those who have not met Yoshi, he's like a foot and a half taller than I am. Choya has made me re-think my previous opinion of umeshu (plum liqueur). It's not cloying like Kinsen.
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Feb 19, 2008 21:20:40 GMT -5
Post by bovil on Feb 19, 2008 21:20:40 GMT -5
So i here i sit at thursday nights Sake tasteing... i dont drink at all! Everyone was full of "mmmm's" and "ooooo's". So i had been spying this bottle of Choya which is a plum wine. What caught my eye was the botle shape and the 5 plums sitting in the botom of the bottle. I've never been that big a fan of plum wines, but I love Choya ume-shu. The under-ripe plums in the bottle add a nice bitterness and acid to balance the sugar.
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Feb 24, 2008 22:16:45 GMT -5
Post by takadainotora on Feb 24, 2008 22:16:45 GMT -5
Saionji-dono, do most Japanese markets carry Choya umeshu or am I going to have to go all the way to Gardena/Torrance, where there is a bigger Japanese/nisei population? My closest market is a Marukai and they've got a pretty big selection of sake and shochu, but I don't remember seeing the cylindrical bottles that have the ume in them. (of course, I wasn't looking for them either...)
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Feb 24, 2008 22:27:25 GMT -5
Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 24, 2008 22:27:25 GMT -5
I don't know about your local market, but the 99 Ranch Market chain carries it, as does Nijiya and some of the other stores around here. Couldn't hurt to contact Markukai and ask: www.marukai.com/contact-e.htmlIn addition to the large, cylindrical bottle, you may see the five-pack of individual serving jars, each with ume in the bottom. Evidently they also have fruit free bottles and a box version. www.choya.com/products/wine.html
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Feb 24, 2008 22:32:30 GMT -5
Post by bovil on Feb 24, 2008 22:32:30 GMT -5
Saionji-dono, do most Japanese markets carry Choya umeshu or am I going to have to go all the way to Gardena/Torrance, where there is a bigger Japanese/nisei population? My closest market is a Marukai and they've got a pretty big selection of sake and shochu, but I don't remember seeing the cylindrical bottles that have the ume in them. (of course, I wasn't looking for them either...) Choya is probably the most common ume-shu imported to the States. They bottle several varieties, not just the style with the ume. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to find it at your local Marukai. You should be able to find it at nearly any Asian market. I've found it in shops in the valley and in Orange County. The Nijiya Market store locator shows several LA-area shops. Same with the Mitsuwa Marketplace store locator.
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Choya
Feb 24, 2008 22:34:46 GMT -5
Post by takadainotora on Feb 24, 2008 22:34:46 GMT -5
YAY! 99 Ranch Market rocks, not to mention that they are usually 15-20% under the price of Nijiya/Mitsuwa/Marukai. And there are 2 99 Ranch markets on the way to my parents' house, so I'll probably get by one soon.
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Feb 24, 2008 22:37:22 GMT -5
Post by takadainotora on Feb 24, 2008 22:37:22 GMT -5
Bovil-dono, I'm out in the Asian market wasteland of the Inland Empire, so I have to go to Rowland Heights or Costa Mesa or Azusa for my Asian stuff unless it's something I can get at the Vietnamese mini-market (about the size of a 7-11, but has the best beansprouts in town).
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Feb 24, 2008 23:23:08 GMT -5
Post by bovil on Feb 24, 2008 23:23:08 GMT -5
Bovil-dono, I'm out in the Asian market wasteland of the Inland Empire, so I have to go to Rowland Heights or Costa Mesa or Azusa for my Asian stuff unless it's something I can get at the Vietnamese mini-market (about the size of a 7-11, but has the best beansprouts in town). Aah, that's a horse of a different color. I had no clue where you might be other than the very general "Southern California."
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