126 GREEN PICKER

Sales start from 21:00 on Friday, July 29th

There are many professions that involve working with plants, such as farmers, horticulturists, florists, and chefs, but what's interesting is that even with the same plant, they use different parts, call it by different names, and have slightly different areas of expertise.

Another occupation that has a different relationship with plants is that of a gardener. They plant trees for gardens or hedges, and then prune and shape the branches and leaves to keep them beautiful, with an eye to their future growth.

"Midori-tsumi" is a job that gardeners do in the spring to remove new pine buds that are emerging and maintain the tree's natural, firm shape. The buds that my gardener friends sent me, which have not yet sprouted leaves, are soft and have a fresh, green scent.

We fermented these shoots, which appear to have yeast in them, to make pine hard cider.

What's interesting is that lactic acid fermentation seems to occur at the same time as the alcoholic fermentation, giving rise to a refreshing sourness. There's almost no fizz, but I think it's an interesting combination of pine greenness, oiliness, and sourness.

Product: Liqueur
Ingredients: pine buds, sugar, water (domestic)
Alcohol content: 5%
Capacity: 750ml

Limit two items per product (size) per person.

29 July (Fri.) 21:00 - on sale

There are many professions that are close to plants, such as farmers, gardeners, florists, and chefs, but it is interesting to note that they use different parts of the same plant, call them by different names, and handle them in slightly different ways.

Another profession that also works with plants differently from them is the gardener. They plant trees for gardens and hedges, and prune and trim their branches and leaves to keep them beautiful for future growth.

Midori-Tumi (Green Picker) is a springtime process performed by planters to rake away the buds of rising pine trees and maintain the natural, tidy shape of the tree. The new, leafless shoots sent to us by our gardener friends are tender and have a fresh blue aroma.

I fermented these shoots, which seemed to have yeast on them, to make pine hard cider.

What is interesting is that the lactic acid fermentation occurs at the same time as the alcoholic fermentation, and a refreshing sourness rises up. There is almost no fizz, but the combination of the greenish pine, fatness, and sourness makes for an interesting product.

Item: Liqueur
Ingredients: pine shoots, sugar, water (domestic)
Alcohol content: 5%.
Volume: 700ml

Purchase quantity is limited to two items per product, per size.