Umeshu Old Fashioned
Japanese plum wine (umeshu) enriches a bourbon Old Fashioned with stone fruit sweetness and a hint of almond from the ume pit — fruitier and softer than the original, with an unmistakably Japanese personality.
Served in a rocks glass · Garnish: Orange peel, umeboshi plum · Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Bourbon
- 0.75 oz Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine)
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1 dash Orange Bitters
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir 30 seconds.
- Strain over a large cube in a chilled rocks glass.
- Garnish with an expressed orange peel and an umeboshi plum on a pick.