Ousu no Sato Arashiyama Store — Local services in Kyoto

That day when we visited the shop, it was raining heavily, me and my whole family were soaked. Therefore when we entered the shop, we took some time to put down our umbrellas and dried ourselves with towels at the entrance. My mum likes plums very much so she started looking at the products, as she is an elderly, it was not easy for her to make her choice immediately. My husband was busy taking care of our toddler. My sister and I took out our mobile phone to look at the map. It all happened less than 3 mins but the staff of shop approached us and looked very annoyed. Her only concern was whether we are going to buy things and we were blocking the way. I asked her to give us a bit of time, just a minute, we will settle down and buy things. However, she became very angry and went to her colleague to complain us. As we were not welcomed, we left the shop with disappointment. I believed the product should be good but we have no chance to try. The staff is impolite and no empathy at all. This is the worst experience we...

Must try the umeshu! It's one of the best umeshu I ever had.

If it's your first time, recommend for you to get the sampler set so you can try out the various flavours.

From left to right:

Honey - you can really taste the honey! A bit sweeter than the others but you can drink on the rocks to balance it out.

White plum - the alcoholic version of the ume juice they gave as sampler in store. Very easy to drink and refreshing!

Bairin (nanko-ume) - my favourite & apparently the most popular one! The ume fragrance is significantly more pronounced and it's not too sweet. Perfect to drink neat or with just a bit of ice. Note it is also stronger (18% alc).

Shiso - shiso + ume = fragrance overload, but in a good way. It doesn't taste artificial at all. My second favourite!

Pulpy ume - on the sweeter side, almost syrupy texture. Add more ice to...

花が実になり実が華になる 百花にさきがけて、馥郁たる香りをあたり一面に漂わせながら可憐に咲き誇る梅の花。 やがて青く小さな実をつけ、青葉が目に鮮やかな初夏ともなれば、つややかに実った梅の実も色づきはじめ、梅雨入り後には収穫期を迎えます。 丁寧に収穫された梅の実が、塩漬けにされることおよそ一ヶ月、梅雨明けを待ちかねたかのように、三日三晩の土用干しがはじまります。 一粒一粒丹念に仕上げられた梅干しは樽に詰められ、じっくりと熟成させたのち、それぞれの銘柄にあわせた秘伝の液に漬込んでいきます。

おうすの里は、長い月日をかけて育まれた梅の実に感謝し、そしてお客様の今も昔も変わらない健康に対する思いを大切に、安心してお召し上がりいただける梅干し作りを続けてまいります。←hpより抜粋

いろいろなうめのお土産が売っていてうめ好きにはたまらないお店。京都では二年坂もお店がありとても有名。1つは何千をする効果の面から饅頭になって言うタイプなどもあって目移りする感じ。

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