Plum tincture and liqueur: 8 recipes at home
It is very easy and affordable to make plum liqueur and tincture at home. Vodka, alcohol or moonshine is used as an alcoholic base.
For the preparation of plum drinks, it is better to take sweet and slightly overripe fruits. If we talk about varieties, the most suitable ones are mirabelle, Canadian, Hungarian and renclode.
Also made from plums: wine, liqueurs
Plum liqueur without vodka
Pits should be removed from the plums, as they can give bitterness, but this does not apply to recipes where pits are added to enhance the flavor.
Ingredients
Pitted plums - 6 kg
Granulated sugar - 2.8 kg
Water - 3 cups
The method of preparation
Wash the plums, cut them into small pieces, add sugar and water. Mix everything thoroughly and transfer to a large glass bottle.
Fix gauze or a bandage on the neck and hide the vessel for several days in a dark and warm place.
When signs of fermentation appear (sour odor or foam), instead of cheesecloth, you need to put a water seal or a clean glove with a small hole in the finger. And again we send it to a dark and warm place.
When the liquor finishes fermentation, it is necessary to filter it through a homemade or purchased filter.
Pour the finished plum liqueur into glass bottles and leave for another 60 days, but only in a cool place, preferably in the cellar. After that, you can safely start tasting the drink. Shelf life no more than 2 years.
Plum tincture with vodka
Ingredients
Pitted plum - 3 kg
Granulated sugar - 500 g
Vodka - 500 г
Method of preparation
Cut the prepared plums into small pieces and put everything in a glass dish, alternating layers with sugar. Leave the plums with sugar for a day until the juice appears, shaking the jar occasionally.
The next day, pour vodka into the plums, the alcohol should completely cover the fruit. Then we send it to insist in a dark, cool place for 30 days.
After a month, strain the plum tincture through a homemade or purchased filter and pour into glass bottles. Store in the refrigerator or cellar.
Plum tincture with honey
In this recipe, you can replace honey with granulated sugar or take equal proportions of both. You can also use moonshine instead of vodka.
Ingredients
Ripe plum - 3 kg
Plum pits - 20 pcs.
Alcohol 95.6% - 1.5 liters
Honey - 750 g
Vodka tincture - 1 л
The method of preparation
Plums must be thoroughly washed and pitted.
Wrap 20 bones in gauze or bandage and put them on the bottom of a glass vessel in which the tincture will be infused.
Then lay out the plum slices and pour alcohol over everything and leave for 6 weeks in a cool, dark place.
After 1.5 months, pour the alcoholic tincture into a jar, remove the bones and pour honey over the plums. Hide the drained liquid in a dark place, and put the plums with honey in a cool dark place for 14 days and shake the container from time to time.
During this time, you should get a flavorful plum syrup.
After two weeks, carefully pour the syrup into a glass container through a strainer, and pour the plums with vodka and leave to infuse for 3 weeks in the same place.
After three weeks, pour off the vodka and mix it with the alcohol tincture that we poured at the very beginning and honey-plum syrup. Combine all three components and let it brew for 2 weeks until a sediment appears at the bottom.
Drain the finished tincture from the sediment and filter through a homemade or purchased filter. Store the drink in the refrigerator or cellar.
Before you start tasting, it is better to let the plum tincture brew for one, or preferably 2 years.
Plum tincture with mint
Instead of mint, you can use lemon balm, and the taste will be softer, but no less fragrant.
Ingredients
Plums - 2 kg
Granulated sugar - 450 g
Food alcohol (40%) - 200 ml
Mint - 5 small sprigs
The method of preparation
Wash the plums thoroughly, remove the pits and grind them with a blender or a simple meat grinder.
Plum puree needs to stand in a cold place for 2-3 hours to release the juice. Then squeeze the puree through cheesecloth or grind through a fine strainer. The result is plum juice with pulp.
Now put the resulting mass in a jar, add granulated sugar, alcohol and mint sprigs. Let it brew in a cool, dark place for 60 days.
After 2 months, the plum tincture must be filtered through a fine strainer and then filtered through a homemade or purchased filter. Pour the finished tincture into glass bottles.
Before you start tasting, you need to keep the tincture for another 14 days. Store plum tincture in the refrigerator or cellar.
Quick plum tincture with orange peel
It will take no more than one week to prepare plum tincture according to this recipe. If desired, you can replace the orange peel with lemon.
The strength of the finished product is 34 degrees.
Ingredients
Pitted plums - 1 kg
Granulated sugar - 2 cups
Vodka - 2 л
Orange zest - 3 hours.л.
The method of preparation
Finely chop the plums and put them in a glass jar.
Remove the zest from the orange, you can use a special device for this or carefully cut with a knife.
Important! The zest must be removed without a white layer, otherwise the tincture may be bitter.
Add granulated sugar, vodka and orange zest to the plums in a jar. Let the plum tincture steep in a dark place for 7 days and stir daily
On the eighth day, strain through a homemade or purchased filter and pour into glass bottles.
Store the finished product in a cool place.
Plum liqueur made from dried plums with vodka
For this recipe, you will need 45% moonshine, but it can also be replaced with food alcohol or vodka.
If the plum tincture is too strong, you can dilute it with apple juice.
Ingredients
Pitted prunes - 500 g
Granulated sugar - 1 cup
Moonshine - 2 л
The method of preparation
Rinse the prunes under running water.
Put the washed prunes and granulated sugar in a glass jar and fill it with the prepared alcohol. Leave in a dark place for 14 days to infuse.
After two weeks, the plum tincture is filtered through a homemade or purchased filter and poured into glass bottles.
Store the finished tincture in the refrigerator or cellar.
Plum tincture with a spicy aroma on alcohol
Ingredients
Plum - 500 g
Granulated sugar - 250 g
Water - 250 g
Food alcohol (40%) - 500 ml
Cinnamon stick - 0.5 cm
Cloves - 3 pcs.
Method of preparation
Plums must be washed and pitted.
Put the prepared fruits in a glass container, add spices and pour the prepared alcohol. Let it brew for 10 days in a dark place
After 10 days, prepare a simple sugar syrup.
Cool the syrup to room temperature and mix with the tincture. Insist for another 1 month in a dark place.
After 30 days, strain the tincture through a homemade or purchased filter. Pour into glass bottles.
Store plum tincture in a cool place.
P.S. It is not necessary to throw away the alcoholized plums. They can be used to decorate desserts or as a great addition to meat.
You can store it in small glass jars by pouring the remaining alcohol in which they were infused. Shelf life: 1 year if stored in a cool place.
Plum liqueur made from dried plums with citric acid
Ingredients
Pitted prunes - 100 g
Granulated sugar - 150 g
Vodka - 500 г
Citric acid - 1/4 tsp.л.
The method of preparation
Prunes must be washed under running water.
Put washed prunes, granulated sugar, citric acid in a glass container and fill with vodka. Leave in a dark place for 10 days to infuse and shake the contents of the container a little every day.
On the 11th day, filter through a homemade or purchased filter, and grind the prunes through a sieve and squeeze the juice from the cake. Pour the plum tincture into glass bottles.
Store the product in a warm place at a temperature of 12 to 18 degrees.
Update: 11.10.2017
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures