Juniper tincture: 6 recipes at home

Juniper tincture is no less popular in our country than cherry or cranberry tincture. But if you are preparing it for the first time, you should choose the berry itself very carefully. Because some of them are very dangerous for our health. The most common of them are Siberian and Cossack junipers. The latter contains deadly sabin oil in its fruits.

How to distinguish edible varieties of berries from poisonous ones

1. An edible berry has three seeds, and a poisonous berry has only two.

2. When rubbing the edible juniper cone, a pronounced smell of turpentine will appear.

3. The leaves on a poisonous juniper bush look like fish scales, and edible ones look like needles.

If we talk about the alcoholic base, it is better to use diluted alcohol to the desired strength, but you can also use high-quality double-distilled moonshine or, in extreme cases, store vodka.

And before moving on to the recipes, I would like to once again emphasize the right choice of raw materials. If you are not sure about the edibility of the berry, then it is better to prepare any other tincture.

Simple juniper tincture

Ingredients

1. Juniper berries - 10 pcs.

2. Vodka - 500 ml

3. Sugar syrup - optional

The method of preparation

1. The berries should first be crushed in a mortar and then transferred to a glass container.

2. Pour in the alcohol base and leave for two weeks in a dark place at room temperature.

3. After two weeks, you can add a little sweetener and leave for another 2-3 days under the same conditions.

4. The finished tincture should be filtered, filtered and bottled.

Fragrant juniper tincture with zest

This drink is prepared in two stages: the concentrate and the tincture itself.

Ingredients for the concentrate

1. Juniper berries - 50 g

2. Alcohol / moonshine (50%) - 2 liters

3. Zest of four oranges

Method of preparation

1. Grind juniper and pour 1 liter of alcohol.

2. In a separate container, pour the orange zest with the remaining alcohol.

3. Leave both mixtures in a dark place for one week

Ingredients for the tincture

Fructose can be replaced with granulated sugar (1.5 teaspoons)

1. Juniper concentrate - 100 ml

2. Citrus concentrate - 100 ml

3. Alcohol 45% - 1 liter

4. Fructose - 1 tsp.

The method of preparation

1. Mix all ingredients in one container and take a sample.

2. If the drink did not seem as rich as you wanted, you can add another 100 ml of any of the concentrates.

3. After adding an additional amount of concentrate, the tincture must be kept for another 10 days.

4. Filter and bottle the finished drink.

Spicy juniper tincture

Ingredients

1. Juniper fruits - 2 tbsp.

2. Alcohol 50% - 2 liters

3. Mandarin - 2 pieces.

4. Orange - 2 pieces.

5. Kernels of three walnuts

6. Granulated sugar - 100 g

7. Lemon juice - 0.5 h. л. л.

8. Water - 100 ml

The method of preparation

1. First, we need to prepare all the ingredients: chop the juniper and nuts, peel the zest from oranges and tangerines and squeeze the juice.

2. Mix the prepared ingredients and the alcohol base in a glass container. Leave for three weeks in a dark room at room temperature.

3. After the end of the exposure, the tincture must be filtered.

4. Cooking caramel syrup. Mix granulated sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. As soon as the sugar turns into a thick mass, add water. Over low heat, cook the mass until smooth, stirring constantly.

5. Add the tincture to the cooled syrup, shake well, and then filter the drink.

6. Before tasting, the finished product should be kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 days and then bottled.

Spicy juniper tincture

The ingredients

1. Vodka - 1 liter

2. Dill seeds - 50 g

3. Juniper berries - 40 g

4. Horseradish root - 40 g

5. Coarse salt - 10 g

6. Ground black pepper - 2 g

Method of preparation

1. Grind the horseradish root, mix all the ingredients and pour into a bowl.

2. Pour vodka, cork, shake several times and leave in a warm place for 14-15 days.

3. Shake the container with the contents every 2-3 days.

4. Strain, filter and store the finished tincture under a tight lid.

Ratafia made from juniper berries

Ingredients

1. Juniper berries - 40 g

2. Spice mixture - 2 h. л.

3. Sugar syrup - 200 ml

4. Vodka - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. For the spicy mixture: 1/2 ч. л. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. cloves 1/4 h. л. nutmeg, 1/8 h. л. coriander, 1/8 tsp., 1/2 ч. л. allspice with peas.

2. Mix the juniper berries with the spice mixture, put them in a bottle, add sugar syrup, pour strong vodka and leave for 4-5 weeks in a warm place.

3. Then strain, filter and bottle. The longer this ratafia stands, the better the flavor and aroma.

Juniper honey liqueur

Ingredients

1. Juniper berries - 20 g

2. Honey - 100 g

3. Vodka - 2 liters

4. Water - 200 ml

The method of preparation

1. Pour juniper berries into cold water, put on fire and bring to a boil.

2. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes, strain when hot, cool the broth well.

3. Pour the broth into a bowl with honey, stir until smooth, add vodka and mix well again.

4. Let it brew for 6 days, pour (you can strain it again) into bottles for storage, keep in a cool, dark place.

Update: 14.10.2023

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures