Tinctures based on moonshine: 12 recipes at home

Strong drinks obtained by infusing fruits and dry plant materials with moonshine are popular because of their absolute naturalness and ease of preparation.

They are not only easy to make, but also quick - the aging period usually does not exceed 2 weeks, and sometimes a couple of days is enough.

Tips before you start

1. Aromatic herbs, nuts, exotic spices, berries are suitable as a base.

2. Take high-quality moonshine: purified or obtained during secondary distillation ("double"). Strength: 40-50%.

3. If desired, bitter drinks are sweetened with honey, flavored with spicy and spicy seasonings, flavored with concentrated oils.

4. If consumed in moderation, the following products can have a beneficial effect on the body and be used as a medicine.

5. Of particular value are infusions made from self-harvested raw materials collected in clean regions, away from roads and large settlements.

Tincture "Resurrection"

Currant extract is made by keeping black currant leaves on moonshine for about 10 days.

Ingredients

1. Thyme - 10 g

2. Sage - 5 g

3. Marjoram - 22 g

4. St. John's wort - 30 g

5. Oak bark - 10 g

6. Coriander - 7 g

7. Moonshine - 700 ml

8. Currant extract - 300 ml

Method of preparation

1. Grind herbs and bark, mix all the solid ingredients.

2. Pour moonshine over the plant mass, let it sit for 10 days.

3. Add currant liquid to the infusion, shake, strain through a filter.

Tincture "Aralieva"

This recipe is based on ready-made alcohol infusions.

Optionally, you can prepare them yourself by soaking the plant material in vodka for several days.

Ingredients

1. Tincture of aralia root - 4 ml

2. Schisandra tincture - 4 ml

3. Eleutherococcus extract - 4 ml

4. Honey - 60 g

5. Moonshine - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Combine the infusions, dissolve the honey in the mixture.

2. Add moonshine, filter the resulting liquid.

Tincture on oak bark "Spicy"

Ingredients

1. Oak bark - 2 tsp.

2. Cloves - 3 pcs.

3. Cinnamon - 1 g

4. Vanilla - 1 g

5. Honey - 1 tsp.

6. Moonshine - 2 liters

The method of preparation

1. Finely chop the bark, add spices, sweeten with honey, mix.

2. Soak the mass in moonshine, leave for 24 hours.

3. Pass the infusion through a filter.

Tincture "Golden"

Ingredients

1. Linden blossom - 25 g

2. Oregano - 15 g

3. Arrowroot - 15 g

4. Raspberry leaves - 50 g

5. Moonshine - 600 ml

6. Rhodiola rosea tincture - 4 ml

7. Water - 300 ml

The method of preparation

1. Soak dry raw materials in moonshine, leave for 1 week.

2. Strain the infusion, pour in rhodiola extract, dilute with water.

3. Let the drink brew for about 1 week, filter.

Tincture "Lemon"

Ingredients

1. Lemon zest - 100 g

2. Salt - a pinch

3. Black peppercorns - 6 pcs.

4. Moonshine - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Grind the zest, salt, season with pepper.

2. Pour in the moonshine, leave for 5 weeks, shaking the bottle regularly.

3. Strain the infusion.

Tincture "Hunting"

Ingredients

1. Juniper berries - 50 g

2. Horseradish root - 40 g

3. Dill seeds - 50 g

4. Salt - a pinch

5. Ground black pepper - 2 g

6. Moonshine - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Grate horseradish, mix all the solid ingredients, pour moonshine.

2. Keep warm for up to 2 weeks, shaking the container occasionally.

3. Filter the infusion.

Tincture "Peppered spicy"

Ingredients

1. Ground black pepper - 10 g

2. Allspice - 10 g

3. Cardamom oil - 2-3 drops

4. Moonshine - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Pour both types of pepper into a vessel, add oil.

2. Pour the spicy mass with moonshine.

3. Wait 1.5 weeks, drain the infusion, pass through a filter.

Lingonberry tincture

Ingredients

1. Lingonberries - 1.5 kg

2. Moonshine - 1 liter

3. Honey (sugar) - to taste

The method of preparation

1. Crush the washed and dried berries.

2. Put the lingonberry mass in a bottle, sweeten.

3. Pour the berry with moonshine, send for 3.5 weeks in the heat.

4. Pass through a gauze cloth, leave the infusion for another 1 week.

5. Add additional sweetener to taste, strain.

Tincture "Fisherman's style"

Ingredients

1. Garlic - 3-4 cloves

2. Ground black pepper - 3 g

3. Bay leaf - 5 g

4. Sugar - 30 g

5. Moonshine - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Finely chop the garlic, grind the bay leaves, combine into a common mass.

2. Sprinkle with pepper and sugar, soak the mixture in moonshine.

3. Let the liquid saturate, stirring regularly, for 5 days.

4. Pass the infusion through a filter.

Tea tincture with raisins

Ingredients

1. Black tea - 2 tsp.

2. Moonshine - 600 ml

3. Raisins - 2 tbsp.

4. Sugar - 1 tbsp.

5. Peppercorns - 5-6 pcs.

6. Bay leaf - 2-3 pieces.

7. Vanillin - a pinch

The method of preparation

1. Mix all dry ingredients, pour moonshine.

2. Send to a warm place for 1 week.

3. Drain the liquid and taste.

Mountain ash on moonshine

To create a bright, flavorful drink, use both orange forest berries and garden chokeberries.

Cranberry and currant tincture is prepared in a similar way.

Add sugar as desired, you can do without sweetening.

To add a spicy flavor, throw a few clove seeds into the drink. Rowan is harvested after the first frost.

Ingredients

1. Rowan - 1 kg

2. Moonshine - 1 liter

3. Sugar - 0.35 kg

The method of preparation

1. Dry the berry in the oven or mash it well.

2. Add sugar, stir the mixture, leave for a few days.

3. Pour the infusion with moonshine, send it in the dark for 1-2 months, remembering to shake the drink regularly.

4. Drain and filter the liquid.

Tincture "Slavic"

Ingredients

1. St. John's wort - 30 g

2. Sweet clover - 30 g

3. Oregano - 15 g

4. Dried rowan - 45 g

5. Dried raspberries - 45 g

6. Dried apples - 45 g

7. Vanillin - 2 g

8. Moonshine - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Mix herbs and dried fruits, add vanilla.

2. Pour the mixture with moonshine, leave for 2 weeks, filter.

Update: 29.11.2018

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures