Heiwa Shuzo Kid Tsuru-Ume, Summer Orange cote-to-cote-club infused with hand-peeled Seville orange

infused with hand-peeled Seville orange zest

Sourced from ungrafted bush vines averaging 45 years old in the Meronas region

The palate is lively and textured

Winemaker Dan Bissell made four dessert wines in 2024

From Brooklyn-based distiller Fort Hamitlon

Heiwa Shuzo Kid Tsuru-Ume, Summer Orange cote-to-cote-club infused with hand-peeled Seville orangeNatsumikan, the Japanese summer orange, tastes like a mandarin and a Seville orange arguing: sweet, sour and pleasantly bitter all at once. Heiwa Shuzo blends locally grown natsumikan with amanatsu and lemon, pressing the fruit with the skins left on so the zesty oils and a touch of bitterness come along for the ride. That juice goes into the brewery's Tsuru Ume umeshu, or plum wine, base, producing something citrusy, richly orange and faintly fizzy.