Raspberry tincture: 5 recipes at home

Raspberry tincture with alcohol, vodka, moonshine, cognac and some other strong alcoholic substances is not only tasty, but also in some cases very useful. It is quite pleasant, having come home from the cold, to throw 40 grams of sweetish aromatic warming moisture for the coming sleep. And raspberry tincture is prepared at home without much material cost and culinary effort.
It is also made from raspberries: wine, liqueurs, liqueurs, syrup
Raspberry tincture with vodka
The recipe offered by us under the proud number "one" is considered almost basic. Moreover, it is enough to change the alcohol component and you will get raspberry tincture on moonshine or, say, on food alcohol (the latter should be diluted to a strength of 40-45 degrees).
List of ingredients
Raspberries - 3.5 kg
Vodka - 1 liter
Water - 250 ml
Sugar - 250 g
The method of preparation
Sort the raspberries thoroughly, put them in a capacious glass container, pour vodka and leave them in a dark, warm place for 2-4 days.
Then drain the liquid, cook sugar syrup (do not forget to remove the foam) and mix it with tincture.
Pour the result into a suitable bottle, close the cork and keep in a cool dark place for two to three weeks.
Next, the drink is filtered, poured into half-liter glasses, corked and sent to the cellar or refrigerator to wait for a pleasant opportunity.
Raspberry tincture on cognac
The combination of raspberries and cognac is considered more than appropriate. It is not surprising that the following recipe has emerged among the people:
List of ingredients
Raspberries - 700 g
Ordinary brandy or cognac - 1 liter
The method of preparation
Put the washed, sorted berries in a glass jar, pour cognac, close the lid and leave for 2 months in a warm, dark place.
After the specified period, drain and filter the finished drink.
Then pour it into suitable bottles, cork it tightly and invite guests.
Recipe for raspberry tincture from frozen berries
If you are inclined to culinary experiments, you will be interested to know how to make raspberry tincture in a very unconventional way.
List of ingredients
Frozen raspberries - 250 g
Diluted food alcohol (70 degrees) - 700 ml
Water - 550 ml
Fructose - 100 g
Ginger - 30 g
Chili pepper - 1/2 pod
The method of preparation
Put the thawed raspberries in a suitable jar, add pepper and ginger, and then pour over the alcohol.
Leave the closed jar for several weeks in a dark, warm place (it is recommended to shake it from time to time).
Then, drain the liquid and squeeze the pulp into it through thick cheesecloth.
Prepare a syrup from water and fructose and mix it well with raspberry alcohol.
Pour the liquid into bottles, cork them tightly, let the drink rest for a week in a cool, dark room, and then feel free to enjoy the result.
Raspberry jam tincture at home
Do not search the Internet for recipes for tincture from sour raspberry jam. A sour, fermented or, even worse, moldy product is absolutely unsuitable for making tinctures. You will simply get sour or bitter stuff at the exit. But with old jam that has been sugared, the situation will be completely different. What we offer you to see in practice.
List of ingredients
Raspberry jam - 500 g
Vodka - 500 ml
The method of preparation
Mix the jam and vodka very thoroughly in a jar, close the lid and put it in a dark place for four days.
It is advisable to shake the substance from time to time.
Then we filter the mixture through cotton wool, strain it through cheesecloth, put it in a bottle, cork it and put it in the buffet.
Raspberry tincture with vodka in 3 days
The recipe is quite risky, but if you really need it, why not try it..
List of ingredients
Raspberries - 1.5 kg
Vodka - 500 ml
Water - 125 ml
Sugar - 125 g
The method of preparation
Well-sorted berries are put in a jar, poured with vodka, closed with a lid and left in a warm, dark place for 3 days.
Then the raspberry vodka is filtered into another container, mixed with the previously prepared with sugar syrup and served to the table.
The benefits and harms of raspberry tincture
A significant part of the beneficial properties of raspberries is transferred to the drink of interest (there is also a tincture on raspberry leaves, but this is a purely medical phenomenon).
First of all, drinking 40-50 grams of raspberry-based elixir every night will not be superfluous in case of colds: sore throat, severe cough, etc.д. In addition, the drink helps to strengthen the immune system, cleanse blood vessels, and is also recommended for vitamin deficiency.
However, there are a number of factors that make you refrain from drinking alcohol on raspberries. Liver and gastrointestinal diseases, nephritis, gout and allergies to red berries. Although, in the latter case, you can use black raspberries of the Cumberland variety to make the drink, adding a slightly larger amount of sugar.
Update: 10.07.2016
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures