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“Ume Experience Specialty Shop Choya” Offer Experience of Making Your Favorite Ume Syrup & Ume Drinks from 100 Different Combinations

‘Plum’ is said to be suitable for recovery from exhaustion and appetite stimulation. The “Ume Experience Specialty Shop Choya” that we introduce this time, has become a hot topic that you can experience making Ume syrup and Ume wine. This shop prepares several types of Ume and sugar to use, it seems that the combinations have 100 different ways. We want you to try making your own umeshu (a fruit liquor made by soaking sour plums (ume) with sugar) and ume juice.

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Choya, is well known for alcohol and drinks using plum. “Ume Experience Specialty Shop Choya” has developed from this company and you can experience making plum syrup and plum wine. The Kyoto shop opened in 2018 and still has been popular 4 years later. Plums that are prepared in this store have several types of menus from five standards to limited supply, and they have different sourness and scents. The added sweetness selects from the 5 types such as rock sugar, konpeito (Japanese sugar candy) and honey. Although it might be hard to decide from many kinds of them, this shop is prepared a ‘chart of taste and scent’, and you can also ask concierges about it, who are familiar with plums.

The ume syrup is ready in 1 week, and umeshu is in 1 month. It is also a fun point that you can enjoy the feeling of stirring and growing during the workshop. In addition, you can eat plum fruit after drinking. Please check the recipes for sweets and appetizers using plum recommended by plum concierges that are open to the SNS. Making umeshu and ume drink should be a great experience because you can create it yourself to the end.

Opening Hours10:00AM – 7:00PM
*Reservation is required for making plum syrup and plum wine
AddressCASA ALA MODE ROKKAKU 1F 108 Horinouecho, Rokakudori, Sakaimachi Higashiiru, Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
AccessA 7-minute walk from Karasumaoike Station on the Subway Krasuma Line
Hotel Tavinos Kyoto: A 19-minute walk from the hotel
Hotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo: A 4-minute walk from the hotel
URLhttps://choyaume.jp/

Base of this trip

  • Hotel Tavinos Kyoto
    Hotel Tavinos Kyoto

    3-min walk from Shimizu-Gojo station on the Keihan line/7-min walk from Gojo Station on the Karasuma line/10-min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto line

  • Hotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo
    Hotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo

    5-min walk from Kyotoshiyakushomae station on the Tozai line