Many housewives and owners love to cook alcoholic tinctures with different tastes. Someone uses publicly available recipes, and someone invents their own unique tastes. In any case, having a carafe of a fragrant drink prepared in your own hands in the pantry is priceless.
Alcohol tinctures are drinks with a strength of 45 degrees. The main principle of their manufacture is the aging of basic products (fruits, berries, herbs) in strong alcohol. The drink is not only tasty, but also healthy. And most importantly - you can be 100% sure that the composition is natural and does not contain chemical dyes and fragrances.
Stark - the legendary drink
Even in tsarist Russia, when high-quality alcohol was a bit of a privilege, such a product as stark was popular among the people. The tincture is bitter, fragrant and completely natural. Later, during the Soviet era, when connoisseurs were disappointed in the quality of store alcohol, they also made this strong drink at home. At the moment, stark is not so popular, but one of the Polish manufacturers still produces a drink according to the original recipe.
Connoisseurs of strong drinks will surely like the old. Bitter and strong tincture according to one of the recipes is prepared as follows:
- Slice a large lemon.
- Add a couple of tablespoons of sugar, a tablespoon of ground coffee and the same amount of oak bark.
- For a spicy flavor, add half a teaspoon of nutmeg and as much vanillin.
- Pour the mixture with three liters of vodka or moonshine.
- Infuse the drink in a dark place for 10 days.
- The finished starck needs to be filtered several times, the liquid should become transparent.
- You can add a little sugar if you like drinks better.
Bread Flavored Drink
Fans of truly masculine spirits will love the recipes for tinctures on moonshine. Strong alcohol with a pleasant bread flavor and a mild flavor goes perfectly with barbecue or while fishing. Alcohol is prepared as follows:
- Sort 50 g of pearl barley to remove garbage and fry in a pan. When the grains turn golden, sprinkle half. Fry the remaining grains until dark brown.
- When the grains have cooled, pour them into a container with three liters of moonshine.
- For piquancy, add a pinch of cumin and coriander.
- Close the container and place it in a dark place for three weeks. Do not forget to shake up the fluid every other day.
- Strain and filter the fluid several times.
- Add honey to taste.
- Bottle and send to the pantry. Before the first tasting, the drink should ripen for another 5-7 days.
Apple vodka
Gardeners annually collect a rich harvest of apples, so the question of their processing is quite acute. In addition to jam, jams, mashed potatoes, compotes and juices from aromatic fruits, you can make delicious alcoholic tinctures. The production process is as follows:
- Wash, peel and free 3 kg of fresh ripe apples from the core. Cut the pulp into small cubes.
- Fold the fruits in a large glass bowl and fill with two liters of vodka. Alcohol should completely cover the apples.
- Infuse the drink for 14 days in a dark place. The liquid will gradually be absorbed by the fruit. Therefore add alcohol as needed.
- Strain the liquid.
- From 1 liter of water and 500 g of sugar, boil the syrup. When it cools, pour it into alcohol.
- Pour the drink into glass bottles and store it in a dark, cold place. The longer the drink stands, the richer and brighter its taste will be.
Tart pomegranate drink
Home-made alcoholic tinctures will perfectly complement a family celebration or decorate a festive table. Pomegranate drink has a deep rich color and rich aroma. Sweet and sour taste and spicy astringency - these are the main features of the tincture. It is prepared as follows:
- Peel three pomegranates and push the grains with a rolling pin to squeeze the juice. Be careful not to damage the bones.
- Put the mass in a bottle, add 200 g of sugar.
- Pour two glasses of vodka, mix and close the lid.
- Insist for a month. Shake every 2-3 days.
- Strain the drink, bottle and let stand for another three days before tasting.
Traditional cherry
Homemade alcoholic tinctures are often prepared precisely from cherries. The specific taste and aroma of the berry interrupts the strength of alcohol, so the drink is soft and belongs to the category of dessert. This is how it is prepared:
- Dry 1.5 kg of cherries in the sun or slightly dry in the oven. You can use frozen berries.
- Pour cherries with three glasses of vodka and add 200 g of sugar.
- Infuse the mixture for a month at room temperature, periodically shaking the container.
- Strain the drink, bottle and store in the refrigerator.
Rowan Classic
In Soviet times, rowan tincture was in almost every home. She was put on a festive table, she was treated for a cold. Today, recipes for alcoholic tinctures are again popular. Rowan drink is prepared as follows:
- Wash, dry and crush 500 g of mountain ash with a rolling pin. Pour into a glass container.
- Add half a glass of honey and a tablespoon of oak bark. If desired, you can pour a bag of vanillin.
- Pour the base with a liter of cognac. Soak for a month in a dark place, occasionally shaking.
- Strain and bottle. The drink can be stored for up to three years, without losing its taste and useful qualities.
Refreshing lemon drink
Lemon is famous not only for its refreshing taste, but also for its healing properties, due to the high content of ascorbic acid. Here's how to make an alcohol tincture of this healthy sun fruit:
- Wash and dry five lemons dry. Wash the fruit with a hard sponge or brush, as importers often coat the fruit with a wax layer.
- Remove a thin layer of zest from one lemon and squeeze the juice. Mix it with a glass of water, 250 g of sugar and boil the syrup.
- Remove the zest from other lemons, remove the white layer, and chop the flesh into medium-sized pieces.
- Pour the pulp and zest of lemons with syrup and two glasses of vodka. Close and insist a week in darkness and cold.
- Strain the drink and let stand for another week.
Kalina on moonshine
Winter is the time when catarrhal infections are rampant. Why feed the body with pharmacy chemistry, if you can strengthen the immune system with home remedies? Good recipes for tinctures on moonshine from viburnum. Preparing a miracle drink like this:
- Wash 100 g of viburnum berries, dry, pour into a glass jar and pour 0.5 l of moonshine.
- After a day, add 10 peas of black pepper and leave for a month in a dark and cool place.
- Strain and pour into a glass bottle.
Rosehip Vitamin Drink
Rosehip - one of the most useful berries. But in addition to the healing properties, the plant has a pronounced and vivid taste, which is fully disclosed when interacting with alcohol. Homemade alcoholic tinctures from rose hips are prepared for a long time, but the result is worth it. Here's what the recipe looks like:
- Rinse a glass of dried rosehip thoroughly, mash the berries with a fork.
- Crush two or three coffee beans with a rolling pin.
- Send the dogrose, coffee, three tablespoons of sugar and 0.5 l of moonshine to the jar.
- Infuse the drink for two months, occasionally shaking.
- Strain the tincture until transparent.
Healing Ginger Vodka
Ginger is one of the most healthy foods. It is believed that its use is one of the reasons for the longevity of Asians. In domestic open spaces, ginger has become popular not so long ago, but has already managed to fall in love with gourmets and those who care about health. Alcohol tincture is especially useful. You can’t buy one in the store, so be sure to cook it at home:
- Peel a piece of ginger the size of an index finger, peel it on a fine grater or pass through a meat grinder.
- If you plan to treat tinctures for colds, add a little red ground pepper.
- Pour a mass of 0.5 liters of vodka or moonshine.
- Close the jar tightly and send to a dark place for two weeks. Ginger tincture should be thoroughly shaken daily.
- Filter the drink several times, pour into a bottle and refrigerate.
Becherovka home-made
Becherovka - the well-known name for alcoholic tinctures on herbs. The birthplace of this magnificent drink is the Czech Republic. It includes more than 20 medicinal plants. The drink can be bought not only in the Czech Republic, it is freely available on the domestic market, however, its price is off the scale. In addition, there is a risk of buying a low-quality fake, so try to do it yourself. The recipe is far from the original, which is kept in the strictest confidence, but the taste is very similar:
- In a two-liter jar, put 7 cloves of cloves, a teaspoon of anise, a stick of cinnamon, 4 grains of cardamom, 9 peas of allspice and a zest of a quarter of an orange.
- Pour the base of 1.2 liters of vodka and leave for a week. Shake the bottle daily.
- Try a drink. If you like the taste - strain. If the product seems a little fresh, leave it for another couple of days.
- From 150 g of sugar and a glass of water, boil the syrup. It is important that the granules dissolve completely, but the liquid does not boil.
- Pour the syrup into the tincture and distribute the bottles.
Plum liqueur
Many experienced housewives know how to make alcohol tincture from plums. This is one of the most popular drinks. To cook it, you need to follow the old proven recipe:
- Wash 1 kg of drain, free from stones and cut into cubes.
- Fold the plum in a three-liter glass bottle and fill it with vodka. There should be enough alcohol so that it covers the plums by about a centimeter. This is about 700 ml.
- Close the jar and put in a dark place for a month.
- Strain the liquid, leave the plums in a jar. Pour 300 g of sugar into them, close and leave in a dark place for a week. Alcohol, meanwhile, let it stand in the refrigerator.
- Strain the resulting syrup and squeeze the juice well from the pieces of plums. Combine the resulting liquid with previously drained vodka. Close the container tightly and let it brew for another three months.
Strawberry tincture
Home-made alcoholic tinctures are room for experimentation. For example, you can make a delicate and aromatic strawberry drink. Here's how to do it:
- 1.5 kg of strawberries and 15 g of strawberry leaves pour 1.2 liters of water. Boil for a quarter of an hour. Cover the pan and leave for 7-8 hours.
- Strain the liquid, add 1 kg of sugar and a tablespoon of citric acid. Boil, remove the foam and allow it to cool completely.
- Mix syrup with a liter of vodka. Bottle and refrigerate.
Acacia Spotkach
Acacia alcohol tincture has a sweet honey aroma. You just can’t buy one in the store. It is prepared as follows:
- Separate 0.5 kg of acacia flowers from branches, place in a jar, sprinkle with sugar (300 g) and crush with a rolling pin.
- For three days, put the jar with the workpiece in a dark place.
- Squeeze the nectar well and pour into a separate container.
- Fill the flowers with 2 cups of vodka and leave for a couple of hours. Strain and squeeze out the liquid well.
- Mix vodka with nectar and bottle.
Fragrant Herbal Tincture
Alcoholic tincture on herbs has an incredible aroma and a lot of useful properties. Here is one of the most popular recipes:
- In the jar, place the grains from two boxes of cardamom, three leaves of mint, oregano, oregano and thyme.
- Pour in a jar 2 cups of vodka and add one and a half tablespoons of honey.
- For a month, insist on the composition, periodically shaking.
- Strain the drink and filter through cotton wool. Bottle and store in a dark pantry.