PURPOSE:To obtain the subject UME (plum) brandy, containing UME fruits having bulge without shrinkage and wrinkles thereof and excellent in texture with mellow aroma and taste by blending the UME fruits with sugar and alcoholic ingredient and reducing sugar concentration in the course thereof. CONSTITUTION:Unripe UME fruits, sugar and 'SHOCHU' (low-class distilled spirit) are mixed and charged into a container so as to provide, e.g. 40-60wt./ vol.% sugar concentration and 20-40wt./vol.% alcoholic concentration. The container is then hermetically sealed and allowed to stand while occasionally stirring the mixture and aged for preferably 1-3 months. Water and an alcohol for raw materials are then added to reduce the sugar concentration by preferably 5-10% and age the mixture. Thereby, the objective UME brandy is obtained.
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