Assorted liqueurs: 6 recipes at home

Preparation of fruit liqueurs does not require special culinary skills. The most important thing is to carefully select and prepare the raw materials.

Homemade alcohol can be made both from individual varieties of fruits/berries and from several types of fruits. Multi-component liqueurs are called "assorted" and can include almost anything that has ripened in the garden.

Assorted liqueur is classic

Place the fruits in a volumetric bottle as they ripen, in layers.

Sugar is divided into equal parts according to the number of types of raw materials (in this case - 5).

Ingredients

1. Strawberries - 1 kg

2. Apricot - 1 kg

3. Raspberries - 1 kg

4. Cherry - 1 kg

5. Black currant - 1 kg

6. Sugar - 2.5 kg

7. Vodka - 5 liters

The method of preparation

1. Pour strawberries into a container, cover with sugar, expose to the sun.

2. Then put the raw materials in layers, each covered with sugar, in the following order: apricots, raspberries, cherries, currants.

3. Keep the vessel in a sunny place for another 14 days, pour in alcohol, seal tightly and transfer to the cold for 1 month.

4. Filter the infusion, distribute it into small vessels, leave for 4 months and taste.

Liqueur "Monastery style"

Any well-ripened berries filled with juice are suitable for cooking. You will need a 10 liter glass bottle.

Seal it with a cork, not too tightly wrapped with a piece of cloth and tied with a lace, so that there is enough space for gas to escape.

You can store the finished drink in any conditions: it does not spoil and does not lose its taste.

Ingredients

1. Berries - 10 liters

2. Vodka - for pouring

3. Sugar - up to 300 g for 0.5 liters of the finished product

The method of preparation

1. Fill a suitable vessel with berries to the very top, pour in as much vodka as it will fit.

2. Loosely cover the neck of the bottle with a cork, fix it with a cloth, put the container in the sun or near a warm battery.

3. Leave for aging for six months to a year, shaking the contents monthly.

4. Pour the drink through a fine sieve into a clean bottle, squeeze out the mass of berries, add the liquid to the infusion.

5. Cover the bottom of a copper basin with a layer of sugar, pour in ¼ of the liquor, heat, stirring (do not boil)!), add to a bottle with cold infusion.

6. Mix the resulting drink well, pass through flannel, distribute in small vessels and send to a dark corner.

Liqueur "Tender"

The fruits of black currant, raspberry, gooseberry are suitable as raw materials. Insist the drink in a 10-liter container.

Ingredients

1. Berries - 3 kg

2. Purified water - 7 liters

3. Vodka - 1 bottle

The method of preparation

1. Pour water into a bottle, add berries, add alcohol, mix well.

2. Cover loosely with a lid, wrap the neck with a cloth, leave on the windowsill for 2 weeks, shaking the contents daily, until the fruits begin to float up and down.

3. Strain the infusion through several layers of gauze cloth, place in a clean container, keep for several days, filter again, and pour into smaller vessels.

The product is stored for no more than 5 months in cider or champagne bottles, tightly sealed with a cork, twisted with wire or wrapped with rope.

Do not fill the vessels to the top, leaving enough space for pressure to escape.

The necks should be dipped in dry sand, choose a cool place to store.

After bottling, wait a couple of months before trying.

Liqueur "Fruit"

Ingredients

1. Black currant - 150 g

2. Cherries - 150 g

3. Garden strawberries - 150 g

4. Dogwood - 150 g

5. Plum - 150 g

6. Apricot - 150 g

7. Raspberries - 150 g

8. Alcohol - 1 liter

9. Vodka - 0.5 liters

10. Sugar - 1 kg

The method of preparation

1. Wash the fruits, sort them out, place them in a voluminous glass container.

2. Pour in both types of alcohol, seal tightly with a lid, let it brew for a month and a half, shaking the contents every other day.

3. Drain the liquid, put in the cold.

4. Mash the fruit mass, cover with sugar, mix, send to stand in the sun for 3 weeks, shaking occasionally.

5. Strain the infusion through cotton wool into a clean container, add the first drained liquid to it, mix, let stand for 5 days.

6. Distribute the liqueur in small bottles and keep for about six months before tasting.

Liqueur "Berry and apple"

Fruits of any variety and type are suitable as raw materials. The drink is aromatic, with a pleasant color and honey-fruit flavor.

Ingredients

1. Berries - 1 kg

2. Yeast - 400 g

3. Apples - 1 kg

4. Sugar - 300-400 g

The method of preparation

1. Crush the berries beforehand, grate the apples with large cells.

2. Put the crushed mass in a suitable container, add yeast and sugar, wrap the neck with a gauze bandage or seal with cotton wool.

3. Leave to stand for four days, replace the cheesecloth with a water seal.

4. Keep in a secluded place for 30-40 days until the fermentation process is complete.

5. Pour the finished liqueur into small containers, strain it afterwards.

Liqueur made from fruit drinks

Cranberries, cherries, blueberries, cherry plums, and other fruits are used to make fruit drink.

The amount of sugar and vodka depends on the volume of the raw material.

For 1 liter of fruit liquid, take 0.4 kg of sugar and 0.3 liters of alcohol.

Ingredients

1. Mixture of berries - any amount

2. Sugar - proportionally

3. Vodka - proportionally

4. Water - in proportion

The method of preparation

1. Chop berries and fruits, crush, squeeze the juice.

2. Soak the solid fruit mass in water, boil.

3. Wait for the liquid to cool, strain.

4. Combine the broth with the juice, sweeten.

5. Add vodka to the drink, leave it warm for about 1 week.

6. Transfer to the dark and cold, where to keep for 3-4 days.

7. Filter, distribute in small containers.

Update: 11.11.2018

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures