How to make liquor. Recipe for cooking at home

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

One of the most popular drinks in the world is liquor. The recipe for its preparation is known to many nations. However, the composition of the drink, its consistency, strength, and bouquet vary greatly. Yes, and the method of preparation may vary depending on the components. A common feature for all liqueurs is the sweetness and divine aroma.

From the history of the drink

The liqueur, the recipe of which we will present in the article later, is an ancient drink. It began to be made for sale already in the Middle Ages. And he owes his appearance to the elixir of life, or rather, to its seekers. As a result of various experiences of monks, alchemists and doctors, amazing drinks appeared, many of which are made to this day. Some liqueurs are named after the place of their invention, a religious order. Often these drinks are mentioned in tourist guides, as they are considered a real attraction of the city or country.

What is this?

So what is liquor? We will give its recipe in various versions.later, and now we will tell the reader about the features of this drink. As a rule, it is very sweet (more than 100 g of sugar per liter of liquid) and contains ethyl alcohol in the amount of 15-75%. It is based on infusions of roots, fragrant herbs, spices, as well as juices of berries and fruits.

Serve liquor as a digestive aid, as well as tea and coffee (at the end of the meal). You can drink it in its pure form, and the drink is often included in cocktails or other dishes.

Distinguish between dessert, strong and cream liqueurs.

The most famous liquors

There are drinks whose names have been heard even by people who are not very fond of liquor. We will tell you a little about the most famous of them.

• Amaretto is an Italian masterpiece made from apricot kernels, almonds and spices.
• "Baileys" - cream liqueur based on Irish whiskey.
• "Becherovka" is a strong drink infused with herbs, originally from the Czech Republic.
• "Old Tallinn" - Estonian strong liquor of dark brown color with rum content.
• "Curaçao" is a complex drink that can be of different shades (blue, white, orange, green).
• "Sheridans" - Irish liqueur, which consists of two parts - white and black, placed in different sections of the bottle. The white part has a vanilla-cream flavor, the black part has a coffee-chocolate flavor.

Cooking by ourselves

The original liqueur, the recipe of which is kept in the strictest confidencemanufacturer costs a lot. But you want to pamper your family and friends with something delicious! Many housewives prefer to prepare this drink on their own, using different ingredients. The most popular in our area are cherries.

To make cherry liqueur at home, you will need the following set of ingredients:

• 0.5kg cherries (fresh or frozen) with or without pits;
• 200g cherry tree leaves;
• half a lemon;
• 0.5 kg of sugar;
• 1 liter of water;
• 1 sachet of vanilla sugar;
• 0, 5 liters of vodka.

How to make liquor? My berries and leaves, pour water and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat and cook for ten minutes. Now it's time to add sugar and lemon and, while stirring, hold the same amount on the stove. Remove the mixture from heat, filter, cool, pour in vodka and bottle. In a toga, about 1 liter of the finished drink is obtained. You can drink it immediately, but if you let it brew for a week, then the taste will be much better.

Cherry liqueur is also prepared in a different way - the berries are sprinkled with sugar in layers, poured with vodka and insisted for a month in a dark place. And only then strain and pour in vodka. But in this case, be sure to remove the bones, as they contain a toxin that can provoke poisoning.

Sweet Raspberry

It's not harder to make raspberry liqueur. For him, you will need half a kilo of sugar and ripe berries, a liter of vodka. Raspberries are poured into a bottle and filled with vodka. Next, you need to tightly close the neck with gauzeswab and hold the container in a cold place for about a month. Now we are preparing sugar syrup and 250 g of vodka. Mix both parts, strain, bottle and close. Raspberry liqueur made this way tastes better the longer it is stored.

There is another way to make a drink from this berry. You need 500 ml of raspberry juice, a kilogram of sugar and 2 liters of vodka. Bring the juice with sugar to a boil, but do not boil (be sure to remove the foam!). Cool the mixture, add vodka, mix and bottle. You can drink after a month.

Ripe strawberries

You can also make liquor from the queen of berries - juicy strawberries. The drink has a beautiful color and amazing aroma. It will need 1 liter of alcohol, vodka, rum or cognac, 0.5 liters of water, half a kilo of berries and sugar. Now we sort through, wash and cut the strawberries in half, put them in a glass jar and fill them with alcohol (the liquid should cover the berry by 2-3 cm). We put the closed container in a sunny place for two weeks. After this time, we filter and filter the mixture, add the syrup, cooled to room temperature. It is advisable to let the liquor brew for seven days in a dark, but not cold place. And you can store it for two years.

This strawberry liqueur is reminiscent of the famous "Xu-Xu" - a German drink that appeared in 1997 and has already conquered half the world. It is desirable to drink it chilled, it goes well with ice cream andsparkling wines.

Some general cooking rules

There are a lot of recipes for this drink. But there are a few general rules to follow:

• fruit-berries should be taken only ripe, washed and sorted, without rot;
• to preserve the aroma of liquor, it is poured into small containers and hermetically sealed;
• keep bottles in a dark place, open just before serving;
• before drinking, it is better to cool the liquor or add ice cubes to the glass;
• the drink is served in small transparent glasses;
• alcohol must be of the highest quality, it is advisable to take vodka without additives.

Bon appetit! Just remember that liquor is an alcoholic drink, so it should be consumed in moderation, despite the fact that it is so tasty and has the flavor of summer.