Ginger Umeshu: A New and Less Sweet Umeshu Experience

Ginger Umeshu: A New and Less Sweet Umeshu Experience

姜梅酒，一种新的微甜梅酒体验

'We want people who don't like sweetness to drink umeshu!' It was with this in mind that the development of this Ginger Umeshu began. Making a less sweet umeshu taste good was quite a struggle during the development stage. Simply reducing the rich sweetness of the umeshu would have made it too bitter and sour, and would not have balanced well with the gorgeous aroma of the ume fruit. 

“我们希望不喜欢甜的人也能喝梅酒!”正是有这样的想法，这一款姜味梅酒诞生了。在开发阶段，让梅酒变的没那么甜是相当困难的。如果简单地降低梅酒的甜度，就会使它变得太苦太酸，无法平衡梅子的香甜。

When searching for an ingredient that would balance the taste and aroma, Nakano BC came across ginger. The aroma and zesty spiciness of ginger matches the bitterness and acidity of the less sweet umeshu, making it an addictive combination that will make your reach for another sip!

在寻找一种能平衡味道和香味的配料时，中野BC偶然发现了生姜。姜的香味和辛辣与不那么甜的梅汁的酸苦相得益彰，令人上瘾，让你忍不住再喝一口!

 Non-Sweet Umeshu With a Spicy Twist

不含糖辣的梅酒

The big words on the bottle label read: 'Life is not so sweet. Even umeshu is this hard (or "spicy"). The kana reading for "辛い" can be either "karai" or "tsurai", and they have two different meanings. This part refers to the fact that neither life nor the taste of this umeshu is sweet, and the design dares not to add a kana reading, so that it can be read either as 'karai' (spicy) or 'tsurai' (hard).

瓶子的标签上写着:“生活并不总是那么甜，梅子也许会这么难(或“辣”)。“辛的日语读法可以是“karai”或“tsurai”,他们有两个不同的含义。这部分指的是生活和这个梅子的味道都不是甜的，设计上也不敢加假名读，所以既可以读成‘karai’(辣)，也可以读成‘tsurai’(艰辛)。

This umeshu is made fresh from the Nanko plums found in the Wakayama Prefecture, and is brewed to be less sweet than regular umeshu (39% less sugar compared to the standard Nakano BC umeshu). Ginger juice with pulp is then added to the umeshu to balance out the flavour.

这种梅酒使用产自和歌山县新鲜梅子制成的，比普通梅酒甜度降低了很多甜(比中野BC标准梅甜度少39%)。然后在梅酒中加入姜汁，以平衡梅汁的味道。

A delight to your taste buds, this umeshu has a rich aroma of both ume fruit and ginger, and a spiciness unique to ginger that is refreshing and dry to drink. Being not too sweet, it goes well with meals and you can drink as many glasses as you like, but the more you drink, the more the flavour unfolds. This umeshu with a deep flavour is for those who have overcome both sweetness and spiciness.

让你的味蕾感到愉悦，这款梅酒有浓郁的梅子和生姜的香味，还有生姜特有的辛辣味，喝起来清淡干爽。它不太甜，很适合佐餐，你可以喝多喝几杯，但喝得越多，味道就越浓。这种味道浓郁的梅酒是专门为那些可以享受甜味和辣味的人准备的。