A Japanese friend told me about this innovative product.
It’s a carbonated tea liquor called chanpan.
Instead of being made with grapes like champagne, this drink has “cha” meaning tea in Japanese.
It was developed about a year ago by Matsushitaen.
What’s so special about chanpan?
This liquor uses a special extraction technology to extract not just the taste of tea but also its color and aroma.
It has bubbles just like a sparking wine.
And of course, since it’s a liquor it has alcohol as well. 5%, which is about the alcohol content of a beer.
From what I’ve seen online, it does have the right aroma and taste.
It’s easy to drink, even for people who don’t like sparkling wines.
There is a fukamushicha version, a premium version made with top quality tea leaves, and also a wakoucha chanpan.
I really want to taste it.
Maybe one day when I travel to Japan again.
While I don’t drink much wine, I do like to drink other alcoholic drinks every now and then.
