The invention discloses a perilla vinegar beverage and a preparation method thereof, which comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 10 to 15 percent of perilla juice, 1 to 2 percent of table vinegar, 2 to 8 percent of honey, 0.06 to 0.1 percent of
citric acid, 0.01 to 0.02 percent of essence, 0.01 to 0.04 percent of
potassium sorbate, 0.1 to 0.8 percent of common salt, 0.001 to 0.002 percent of
ethyl maltol, and the balance of water. The preparation method thereof comprises the following steps of: mixing perilla leaves and the water for pulping to obtain rude juice, adding pectase into the rude juice to perform reaction for 2 to 3 hours by preserving heat, then adding
vitamin C and
chitin into the rude juice, and
cutting the rude juice at a high speed to obtain the perilla juice; and adding the table vinegar, the honey, the
citric acid, the essence, the
potassium sorbate, the common salt and the
ethyl maltol into the water to obtain a mixture, heating to dissolve the mixture, adding the perilla juice into the mixture when the temperature is raised to 70 to 75 DEG C, heating to 90 to 95 DEG C after complementing enough water, filtering by using diatomaceous earth, and finally performing homogenization,
degasification, sterilization and cooling on the mixture to obtain the perilla vinegar beverage. The perilla vinegar beverage has the advantages of low
sugar, low acid and rich fragrance, excellent
flavor, rich nutrients, and health-care function, and wide
market development prospect.