Viburnum is perfect for making aromatic liquors. It is easy to make at home. The main thing is to properly prepare the main ingredient.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
The most suitable moment for harvesting berries is the period after the first frost. When freezing, the fruits lose their astringency and bitterness, acquiring a pleasant sweetness and aroma.
Important! For preparation and storage of liquids, use only glassware.
Before proceeding directly to the process, the berries are carefully sorted, discarding rotten and damaged ones. After that, wash and dry the fruits on a paper towel.
Recipe for tincture of viburnum on vodka
1 L15 min
vodka (you can use moonshine)
0.5 l
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Grate the berries through a colander - from the specified amount you get about 200 ml of viburnum juice.
Add sugar to water and boil for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring continuously.
Cool the syrup and add it to the viburnum juice.
Grate lemon zest.
Place the zest in a jar of juice and syrup.
Add vodka to the resulting liquid. Mix well.
Infuse the product for 2 weeks in a dark room at a temperature of +6 ... + 10 ° C. After the specified period, filter the tincture through gauze.
Grate the berries through a colander - from the specified amount you get about 200 ml of viburnum juice.
Add sugar to water and boil for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring continuously.
Cool the syrup and add it to the viburnum juice.
Grate lemon zest.
Place the zest in a jar of juice and syrup.
Add vodka to the resulting liquid. Mix well.
Infuse the product for 2 weeks in a dark room at a temperature of +6 ... + 10 ° C. After the specified period, filter the tincture through gauze.Video recipe
Recipe for tincture of viburnum on vodka Video recipe: Recipe for tincture of viburnum on vodka
Important! When insisting on filling, do not open the lid to sniff or taste it. So bacteria can enter the vessel that provoke souring of the drink.
Storage Features
Viburnum tincture can exfoliate, as the recipe involves the use of juice with pulp and zest. Given this, the drink should not be stored for longer than 12 months.
The temperature regime in the room where the containers with the drink are located must be maintained at +6 ... + 10 ° С. From viburnum you can prepare tasty, aromatic liquors.
Did you know? 30 minutes after taking 50 g of vodka, mental activity intensifies, but at the same time, the accuracy of movements and reaction are reduced.
Such products have medicinal properties, it helps to cope with colds or can become a decoration for a banquet table.
