Yatagarasu Yoshino Monogatari Shiso is the bottle that first got me hooked on umeshu. I sometimes find that umeshu can taste too one-dimensionally sugary, but the perilla leaf's influence on this particular bottle introduces added notes of mint, basil and anise. This results in an added herbaceous complexity, which complements the sweet ume wonderfully!
Whenever I sip on this bottle, I'm often reminded of Bun Cha, a Vietnamese grilled pork dish that is often served with a plate of fragrant her...
(Read More)Yatagarasu Yoshino Monogatari Shiso is the bottle that first got me hooked on umeshu. I sometimes find that umeshu can taste too one-dimensionally sugary, but the perilla leaf's influence on this particular bottle introduces added notes of mint, basi...
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