Crimson tincture is not only tasty, but also useful. This bright, sophisticated dessert drink can be easily prepared by yourself.
It turns out natural, moderately strong tincture, which is especially popular in cold winter.
Raspberry tincture at home - the basic principles of cooking
For tinctures suitable fresh and even frozen berries. The latter must first be defrosted. Berries are carefully sorted, removing all the garbage, washed, and only then used to make tinctures. Alcoholic beverages are the basis. This may be moonshine, brandy, alcohol, vodka or other alcohol. It is worth remembering that the taste of the drink will differ depending on the alcohol used.
In some cases, the tincture is prepared from raspberry jam or jam.
Prepare the drink only in glass or in earthenware. Prepared berries fall asleep in the selected dishes, pour alcohol and insist for several days in a dark place. Then drink the filter, poured into glass bottles and stored in a cool room.
To make the tincture taste even more interesting, citrus peels, vanillin or cinnamon are added to it.
For sweetness, sugar or honey is added to the drink.
Recipe 1. Raspberry tincture at home on vodka with leaves
Ingredients
kg of raspberry;
granulated sugar;
10 g of dried raspberry leaves;
liter of quality vodka.
Method of preparation
1. Enumerate the raspberry berries, removing twigs, leaves and other garbage. Put the raspberries in a colander or strainer. Rinse gently under the faucet and leave excess liquid to the glass. Put the prepared berries into deep dishes and mash them with potato mash. 2. Wash the bank thoroughly, dry and transfer the raspberry mass into it. Pour in vodka, mix and leave in a dark place for six weeks. You should not insist more, otherwise the bone will give unnecessary bitterness.
3. Gently strain the drink. Add sugar to your taste. Stir and dispense in half-liter bottles. Cork tightly. It is advisable to maintain the tincture for another couple of months before use.
Recipe 2. Raspberry tincture at home on alcohol
Ingredients
raspberry - one and a half kg;
drinking water - 500 ml;
alcohol 96% 600 ml + 400 ml of drinking water;
granulated sugar - half a kilo.
Method of preparation
1. Take the raspberry berries. Spoiled fruits, twigs and leaves throw away. Put the raspberries in a colander and rinse under the tap. Leave that water to glass.
2. Transfer the berries into a glass or enamelware and mash to a state of gruel.
3. Alcohol dilute with 400 ml of drinking water. Stir. Fill raspberry with alcohol solution, mix and leave in the sun for a week. Stir periodically.
4. Filter the finished tincture through a layer of gauze and cotton wool. Press the cake. Prepare syrup from sugar and drinking water. Pour it into the tincture and mix. Pour the drink into a three-liter bottle, close the capron lid and soak for another three weeks. If a precipitate appears, filter the infusion again.
Recipe 3. Raspberry tincture at home on gin
Ingredients
kg of fresh raspberries;
zest of two limes;
one and a half liters of gin.
Method of preparation
1. Raspberries carefully sort and put in a colander. Berries must remain whole.
2. Wash the jar, dry it and put the raspberry in it, filling the glass container to three-quarters of the volume. With lime, remove the zest using the finest grater. Add it to the jar. Fill the contents with gin under the neck. Close and put in a dark place. 3. After a couple of days, if necessary, top up the gin. Shake the bottle daily. Insist on for three weeks.
4. Then pour the tincture. Berries do not squeeze. Pour the drink in half-liter bottles and store in a cool place.
Recipe 4. Raspberry tincture at home on brandy
Ingredients
fresh raspberry - 400 g;
Cognac - half a liter.
Method of preparation
1. Wash and dry the liter can. Raspberry berries sort, separate from the tails and remove all trash.
2. Put the prepared fruits in a jar. Fill them with cognac, close the lid and put in a warm place.
3. Insist the drink for two months. Then pour the tincture, strain through a special filter. Pour into a 0.7 liter bottle. Keep the drink in a cool place.
Recipe 5. Raspberry tincture at home on rum
Ingredients
kg of fresh raspberries;
30 grams of sugar;
half a liter of bright rum;
lemon;
250 ml of purified water.
Method of preparation
1. Enumerated raspberries from all superfluous and washed berries in an enameled bowl, fill with drinking water. Add lemon juice and granulated sugar to the mixture.
2. Put on a low fire and cook, stirring continuously, for a quarter of an hour. Berries should be steamed well and put the juice. Then remove the dishes from the heat and cool completely.
3. Strain the mixture through gauze, squeeze well, filter again and put on fire. Boil. Directly pour hot rum into the hot mixture, mix well, cover and cover with a warm cloth. Leave for a month, then filter and bottle.
Option 6. Raspberry tincture at home from jam
Ingredients
raspberry jam - 500 g;
moonshine - half a liter.
Method of preparation
1. Put the jam in a clean, dry liter jar. Pour in moonshine and mix. Close the capron lid. Put the glass container in the heat for five days. Daily shake the contents. 2. Filter the finished tincture through a layer of gauze and cotton wool. Bottled and stored for storage in a cool place.
Recipe 7. Raspberry tincture at home with spices
Ingredients
600 g raspberries;
10 g of sugar;
500 ml of cognac;
vanilla extract;
2 cm cinnamon sticks;
three buds of cloves.
Method of preparation
1. Fresh raspberries, sort out, remove all unnecessary. Put in a colander and rinse. Do everything carefully so that the berries remain intact.
2. Take a clean jar. Put in her raspberries and spices. Fill all with alcohol, close the lid and place the container in a warm place.
3. After three weeks, open the jar, pour the contents into another clean dish through cheesecloth. Squeeze out the remnants of the berries. Add sugar to your taste. Bottle and soak for at least another month.
Recipe 8. Raspberry tincture at home with chili and ginger
Ingredients
Half a kilo of fresh raspberries;
half a pod of chili;
700 ml of alcohol 70%;
20 g fresh ginger;
550 ml of drinking water;
70 g of fructose.
Method of preparation
1. Raspberries can use fresh or frozen. Fresh berries sort out, rinse. Frozen completely defrost.
2. Put the fruit in a clean glass container and fill with alcohol. Insist ten days in a dark place. Ginger clean, wash and finely rub. Pepper wash, slightly cut. Add pepper and ginger to the tin.
3. Leave for three days. Then try, if the drink is hot, you can pour it. If you want the tincture to be even sharper, soak it for a day. Then pour the drink, filter, dilute with water and add granulated sugar to taste. Bottle tincture. Before use, soak it for at least another couple of weeks.
Recipe 9. Raspberry tincture at home “Crimson jacket”
Ingredients
1 kg 200 g raspberries;
three buds of carnation;
two liters of moonshine;
3 g of apricot kernels or cherries.
Method of preparation
1. Put the buds of carnations and nucleoli of apricots in a mortar and prick with a pestle. Put the spices in a clean glass container.
2. Raspberry berries are well sorted. Remove twigs, rotted fruits and leaves. Put the fruits in a colander and rinse under running water. Put the berries in the jar. Fill the remaining volume with alcohol. Put in heat for three weeks. Shake the can daily.
3. After the allotted time, gently drain the tincture. Strain through a sieve, special filter or gauze. Try it. If the drink is too strong, pour in half a liter of water and mix. Add sugar to your taste. Pour the beverage into bottles, cork tightly and hold another month.
Raspberry tincture at home - tips and tricks
- Cook the tincture only in glass or earthenware.
- Add sugar or honey to the almost finished tincture to your taste.
- Before drinking, soak the drink for at least a couple more weeks.
- Don't throw away the berries, you can make a syrup from them, which you can use to soak the cakes.
- If the drink is too strong, you can dilute it with water to the desired degree.
