The Umeshu Bar in Tanabe offers a wide selection of regional plum liqueurs. Wakayama is Japan’s largest producer. Umeshu has a sweet-and-sour, fruity and aromatic flavour with notes of stone fruit, almond and a hint of acidity; there is often a plum at the bottom of the bottle. Shelves full of bottles of Japanese plum liqueur Umeshu (梅酒) in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan