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Premium Japanese Plum Wine

Choya

Choya is a renowned Japanese beverage company specializing in umeshu (Japanese plum wine). Made with only domestically-grown ume fruit, Choya has earned its reputation by producing high-quality plum-based alcoholic beverages that combine traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern expertise. Umeshu is a sophisticated spirit made from the ume fruit (Japanese plum), creating a distinctive and flavorful beverage that has become increasingly popular worldwide.

The Choya brand represents excellence in taste, quality, and authenticity, offering consumers a genuine Japanese drinking experience. Each product reflects careful selection of ingredients and precise production methods to ensure consistent quality and delightful flavor profiles.

Choya's journey began over 100 years ago with a simple but profound vision: to introduce authentic Japanese ume culture to the world. Founded by Sumitaro Kondo, the company began as a farm producing wines and brandies. This agricultural heritage remains at the core of CHOYA's DNA, fostering a commitment to "growing hand in hand" with ume farmers.

The CHOYA Collection

Discover our curated range of premium umeshu expressions, from signature aged selections to artisanal craft editions.

AGED & PREMIUM

18 YEARS

CHOYA Lacquer

Premium aged expression with complex, refined character.

CHOYA: Premium Japanese Plum Wine

❋ From Tree to Bottle

CHOYA follows a meticulous production process to deliver the power of ume through safe yet delicious products. By carefully macerating large amounts of high-quality ume fruit through our unique ageing process, we fully extract the rich flavours along with natural organic acids.

❋ Quality - Highly Selected Ume Fruit

At CHOYA, we use only Japan-grown ume fruit. We work closely with local ume farmers to research and develop both the ume and the optimal soil conditions on which it grows. Thanks to this dedication, we consistently obtain richly aromatic and highly ripened ume fruit. Most of CHOYA's ume are graded as the highest quality fruit available, with the premium Nanko species from the Kishu region in Wakayama being our preferred choice. These fruits are large in size, feature thick flesh, and are naturally high in organic acids.

❋ Ageing - Still Ageing Process

Since only simple ingredients are used in authentic umeshu, the environment in which Umeshu is aged is critically important. We have specially designed storage tanks to protect against external influences such as light, temperature, and air. This allows us to age the liqueur carefully and deliberately for more than one year to fully extract all ume components. We call this distinctive approach "Still Ageing" or "Independent Ageing." CHOYA maintains approximately 450 ageing tanks separated by ume type, region, and maturity

GOLD EDITION

CHOYA Gold

Luxurious premium offering with sophisticated flavor profile.

EXTRA YEARS

CHOYA Extra Years

Extended aging creates depth and smoothness.

FRENCH OAK 2016

Oak Aged

Aged in French oak for elegant, rounded character.

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