Cherry tincture: 10 recipes at home
Homemade cherry tincture is already a classic. And many of us, having a large harvest of this berry, do not even think about what can be prepared from it.
In the process of producing cherries, you can use fresh, frozen or wilted berries, and you can also get by with just the seeds. As an alcoholic component, you can take vodka, food alcohol, high-quality moonshine and even inexpensive, but real cognac.
It is also made from cherries: liqueurs, liqueurs, wine.
Cherry tincture on vodka with pits
In this recipe, it is recommended to dry the cherries - this helps to remove excess moisture, which makes the finished product more watery.
Ingredients
Cherries - 1.5 kg
Vodka - 700 ml
Granulated sugar - 500 ml
Method of preparation
Before starting cooking, we need to dry the berries a little. To do this, you can use the oven - bake cherries for 4-6 hours at a temperature of 60-80 degrees. You can also lay out the berries in an even layer on a flat surface and keep them for 3-4 days in the strong sun.
In a container for infusion, mix the prepared berries, granulated sugar and alcohol (vodka should cover the cherry by 1-2 cm). Leave for one month in a dark place at room temperature. Shake the contents of the container once every 2-3 days.
After a month, strain the finished tincture and squeeze the alcoholized berries well.
Before bottling cherries, it should be passed through a filter.
Cool the tincture before tasting.
Cherry tincture on vodka
Ingredients
Ripe cherries - 1 kg
Vodka - 1 liter
Granulated sugar - 1.5 kg
The method of preparation
Wash the cherries and remove the pits.
In a glass container, mix the prepared pulp with sugar and leave for several hours at room temperature.
As soon as the juice is released, pour in the vodka and mix the contents of the container. Leave the tincture for 15 days in a dark, warm place.
Strain the finished drink, squeeze the cherries through cheesecloth, pass through a filter several times and bottle it.
Store the tincture in a cool dark place for no more than three years.
Cherry tincture on alcohol
Ingredients
Cherries - 1 kg
Alcohol - 1.5 liters
Crystalline sugar - 2 cups
The method of preparation
Wash the cherries, remove the tails and dry them a little.
Pour the berries into the prepared jar and pour them with rubbing alcohol. Transfer the container to a cool place for two weeks.
After infusion, pour the infusion into a separate container, and cover the berries with sugar and leave for another 14 days under the same conditions.
When the syrup is formed, it must be drained and mixed with the cherry infusion.
Filter the finished drink and take a sample, if you think it is too strong, you can dilute the tincture with water.
Before tasting, the drink should be bottled and then cooled.
Cherry tincture on moonshine
Ingredients
Ripe cherries - 2 kg
Double distilled moonshine - 1 liter
Granulated sugar - 10 tbsp.
Cloves - 10 buds
Nutmeg - 0.5 h. л. л.
Ground cinnamon - 0.5 tsp.
The method of preparation
Cherries need to be dried. How to do this is described in the first recipe.
Each berry must be pierced with a toothpick in several places, and then transferred to a glass container, alternating with granulated sugar and spices.
After all the layers are laid out, pour in the moonshine without a pungent odor and leave the container in a sunny place for two months.
Shake the contents of the jar once every 2-3 days.
After the specified time has elapsed, strain the tincture through a fine strainer and bottle it.
It is recommended to cool the cherries and then serve them to the festive table.
Tincture on cherry leaves
Ingredients
Cherry leaves - 200 pcs.
Cherry berries - 50 pcs.
Vodka - 1 liter
Citric acid - 1.5 h. л.
Water - 1 liter
Granulated sugar - 1.5 kg
The method of preparation
Transfer the washed berries and leaves to a saucepan, pour in water and boil the mixture for about 15 minutes over low heat.
Strain the broth, pour it into a saucepan, add citric acid, sugar and cook for another 5-7 minutes over low heat.
Cool the resulting cherry syrup to room temperature, mix it with the alcohol base and pour the drink into glass jars.
Insist the drink for about 20 days at room temperature.
After 20 days, pass the finished product through a filter, bottle it, cool it and taste it.
Shelf life should not exceed 2 years. Strength in the region of 8-10 degrees.
Cherry tincture from frozen cherries
Ingredients
Frozen cherries - 750 g
Cognac - 750 ml
Granulated sugar - 120 g
Cinnamon, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg - to taste (optional)
The method of preparation
Defrost the cherries and put them in a glass jar along with the liquid.
Pour in 500 ml of cognac and leave the drink to infuse for one month in a cool room.
Strain the finished tincture, add sugar and the remaining 250 ml of cognac.
Then filter the drink, bottle it and leave it in the refrigerator until it is completely lightened.
Tincture on cherry pits
Ingredients
Cherry pits - 1/3 of a three-liter jar
Vodka - 2 liters
Water - 300 ml
Sugar - 200 g
The method of preparation
Pour the bones into a 3 liter jar.
Then pour in the prepared alcohol and leave the tincture for two months in a dark place at room temperature.
After two months, the infusion must be filtered.
Brewing simple sugar syrup.
Mix the cooled syrup to room temperature with the tincture and pass the finished drink through a filter.
Pour the cherry pit tincture into bottles, cool and sample.
This drink can be drunk neat or added to hot drinks (tea or coffee).
Cherry tincture with honey
Ingredients
Vodka - 500 ml
Ripe cherries - 500 g
Honey - 60 g
The method of preparation
Put ripe, juicy berries in a jar, pour honey on top and shake.
Pour in vodka, cover with cheesecloth, leave for 5 days.
Carefully pour off the tincture, strain, pour into a bottle and close tightly.
Store in a dark place.
Cherry juice tincture
Ingredients
Vodka - 500 ml
Sweet cherry juice - 250 ml
Water - 250 ml
Sugar - the proportion is below
The method of preparation
First, prepare sweet cherry juice: peel clean cherries from the stalks, put them in a jar and cover with sugar (for 1 kg of cherries, 700 g of sugar).
Cover the jar with gauze, keep in a sunny place for 40-45 days.
Drain the juice. Mix cherry juice with boiled water and vodka, pour into a bottle.
Let it brew for a few days in a cool place. The drink is ready.
Cherry tincture from the stalks
Ingredients
Vodka - 1 liter
Cherry stalks - 250 g
Sugar - 100 g
The method of preparation
Pour clean, fresh stalks into a glass container, cover with sugar.
Mix thoroughly and close the container with gauze.
Insist at room temperature for 30-35 days.
Pour in vodka, stir, leave for another 7-8 days also at room temperature, covering the container with cheesecloth.
Drain and filter the finished tincture well, bottle, cork, store in a dark and cool place.
Update: 25.07.2018
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures