PURPOSE: To obtain the titled brewed vinegar having excellent palatability and free from the troubles of the precipitation with time, by adding the active components of crude drug vegetables in the preparation of a brewed vinegar at an arbitrary stage between the saccharification process and the acetic acid fermentation process.

CONSTITUTION: The objective brewed vinegar can be produced by carrying out an arbitrary process between the saccharification process and the acetic acid treatment process in the production of a brewed vinegar from a natural source (e.g. grains), in the presence of a crude brug vegetable (e.g. Panax ginseng) or a composition containing the active components of said drug, and if necessary an animal-based crude drug (e.g. royal jelly). A drink can be prepared by adding sugars, amino acids, etc. to the vinegar.