The Art Of Melon Liqueur: History, Heritage, And Production

Review and tasting notes of midori melon liqueur, followed by the history of the product. Made by suntory in japan, midori is the original melon liqueur. Melon liqueur is a sweet and fruity alcoholic beverage that combines a juicy melon flavor with subtle tart undertones. It is made using a neutral base alcohol like vodka, infused with melon. Melon liqueur traces its roots back to japan, where the legendary midorithe worlds first melon liqueurwas born in the 1970s.

The object of this study was to macerate melon fruit (cucumis melo, l. ) in melon distillate to produce a liqueur that would possess the sensory attributes of the fruit. Production of spirit s and liqueurs using maceration of melon fruits in melon distillates. What we do know is, that the methods of liqueur production fall into five categories, maceration, infusion, percolation, distillation and cold compounding. Ingredients react diferently to each of. Originally named hermes melon liqueur, midori is made using yubari melons from hokkaido and muskmelons native to aichi and shizuoka provinces. The melon juice (must) was fermented by saccharomyces cerevisiae and enriched in sucrose and organic acids to achieve alcoholic fermentation, acidity, and flavors, obtaining a. Midori started life as hermes melon liqueur in 1964. It was produced by the japanese beer and whiskey company, suntory. In 1971, it won the iba cocktail championship in tokyo.