Tincture of berries at home - the aromas of the garden at any time of year

Such a drink, as a tincture of berries in the home made, is known to a Russian man for hundreds of years. And we still have a huge field for experimentation and creativity today. Insist on alcohol can almost any berries, fruits, leaves and stems of plants, dry and fresh ... Almost everything that grows in the garden, you can use to prepare tinctures. Alcoholic base can also be different: from traditional in our parts of vodka to gin and whiskey. Considering that the last drinks are quite expensive, in this article we will only consider tinctures of berries on alcohol or vodka. Why berries? Because alcohol-based recipes based on their use are almost win-win for everyone, even for beginners in home winemaking.

To begin with, consider a few rules, having mastered which you will get more chances to produce a quality and delicious intoxicated product. First, berries take only home origin. It does not matter if the raspberry has grown in your garden or with your neighbor, the main thing is that you are sure that it was not treated with any chemicals during growth and maturation. Naturally, tincture of berries, in the home made on the basis of bought in the supermarket, for example, strawberries or raspberries - is absurd.

Secondly, the berries must be frozen before cooking. Thus, their structure is destroyed, and they are more willing to give all their taste and useful properties to alcohol. Thirdly, sugar is an obligatory basis for all berry tinctures. It helps to maximize the taste of fruits in the drink and gives it an additional strength. And the last of the mandatory: a tincture of berries at home can not be insisted for less than a month. Therefore, you do not need to open the lid frequently to see how it "feels" itself, and taste it. The first two weeks of insisting it is better not to disturb it at all.

Now, in fact, how to make a tincture of berries. Take for example raspberries. The simplest recipe is to mix it with sugar in equal parts and pour vodka. Proportions can be taken any, depending on what strength of the drink you want to get. Any tincture of berries, made at home, is insisted in a dark place in a sealed container. And the longer it is, the more rich and refined will be its taste.

Tinctures of alcohol prepared for the same pattern, only alcohol diluted with water. In such drinks you can add various spices, honey, leafy fruit trees, endlessly playing with taste. By the way, on the basis of such house preparations it is possible to create unique alcoholic cocktails, but this is already a topic for a separate article.

Finally I would like to mention the harm of such drinks. After all, whatever one may say, a tincture of berries at home made - it's alcohol. And strong. What can we say here? As they say, in moderation - that's good. And if you are preparing a home-made tincture, to raise your mood a little during a boring evening at a family dinner or to skip a glass for a meal for an appetite, then this is possible. The main thing is not to abuse.