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It is believed that the balm is a medicine, but in the history of alcohol it so happened that most drinks were originally invented and used as a remedy. But things somehow didn’t work out with balms, and therefore the advanced consumer of alcohol will be the first to remember only Riga Balsam.
Whatever it was, in this collection Shakedown invites you to try your hand at making an alcoholic balm, and it’s up to you to use it as a medicine or alcohol.
Balm “home”
Ingredients
Honey – 50 g
Propolis – 10 g
Dried prunes – 50 g
Rosehip – 25 g
St. John’s wort, lime blossom, wormwood, mint, pine buds and bison root – 1/2 tsp each.
Vanilla sugar – 1 tsp
Cloves, coriander – on the tip of a knife
Vodka – 7 l
Method of preparation
Separate the prunes from the pits and finely chop.
Grind rose hips, herbs and spices, combine with prunes and pour vodka so that the raw material is covered with it.
Close the dishes tightly and put in a warm place for 1 month to get a rich herbal extract.
Add honey, propolis, vanilla sugar to the remaining vodka and also stand for 1 month.
Then strain the herbal tincture through gauze in 4-5 layers, and place the remaining herbs in a saucepan, pour 1/2 cup of water, bring to a boil, let stand and pour through a strainer with gauze into a bottle with the second tincture.
Pour in herbal infusion there. Cork the bottle well and put in a cool place for 1-2 months, then strain, filter and bottle.
Balm “Christmas”
Ingredients
Honey – 50 g of honey
Chamomile, dried apples – 1 tsp each.
Thyme, lemon zest and juniper berries – 1 tbsp. l.
Vodka – 1 l
Method of preparation
In the middle of summer, fill the bottle with 500 ml of vodka and pour in a mixture of herbs, zest and juniper berries.
Close tightly and insist in a warm place for 2 months.
Then, in a larger bottle, mix honey, herbal infusion and the remaining vodka. Balm to insist for several months. Open the balm at Christmas, filter and bottle.
Riga balsam
Read more about this drink here.
Infusion Ingredients
10 g each of chamomile, lavender flowers, lovage leaves, marjoram, curly mint, wormwood, rosemary, savory, hyssop, wild rowan leaves, yarrow herb, angelica root, valerian root, juniper berries, 1,2 l of 70% wine alcohol .
essence ingredients
1 g yarrow oil, 30 g bay oil, 30 g Bogorodskaya herb oil, 30 g thyme oil, 30 g juniper berry oil, 15 g peppermint oil, 15 g spearmint oil, 15 g English pepper oil, 15 g angelica oil, 15 g valerian oil, 15 g calamus oil, 25 g marjoram oil, 38 g Volozhsk dill oil, 8 g caraway oil, 8 g sage oil, 420 ml 90% wine alcohol
Method of preparation
The preparation of this balm takes place in 2 stages. First you need to prepare an alcohol infusion on herbs and roots: mix all the ingredients, insist for 8 days, and then strain through gauze in 4-5 layers. Squeeze the rest out of the herb through gauze and mix with the main infusion.
Filter herbal infusion through paper and tint with burnt sugar. At the same time, you need to prepare the essence: dissolve the oils in alcohol and insist them.
To prepare the “Riga Balsam” you need to take 30 ml of this essence for 10 liters of herbal infusion. Then the balm can be tinted yellow with saffron tincture or black with sabur infusion and burnt sugar.
Balm spicy with prunes
Ingredients
Vodka – 1 l
honey and dried prunes – 50 g each
Dry rose hips – 25 g
Propolis – 10 g
Vanilla sugar – 5 g
A pinch of chopped St. John’s wort, wormwood, mint, pine buds, finely chopped bison root, lime blossom, cloves, coriander.
Method of preparation
Rinse the dried prunes with warm water, let dry, remove the seeds.
Finely chop the pulp of the fruit. Place the rose hips along with herbs and spices in a coffee grinder, finely grind (or grind well in any other way) and mix with prunes.
Pour the resulting mixture into 250 ml of vodka, pour into a tightly closed container, put in a warm, dark place for 30 days.
Dissolve honey, vanilla sugar in the remaining 750 ml of vodka, add propolis and insist for 30 days.
Then strain the herbal tincture through cheesecloth, pour 100 ml of water over the pulp and let it boil.
Set the pulp aside until it cools completely, then also strain and add the liquid to the strained herbal tincture.
Mix with the rest of the (sweet) tincture. Close the bottle carefully, keep it in a cool place for 30-60 days before use.
Blackcurrant balm with currant leaves
Ingredients
Vodka – 700 ml
Water – 1,3 L
Fresh leaves of cherry, blackcurrant and raspberry – 100 pcs.
Blackcurrant berries – 300-350 g (weight affects the saturation in taste)
Sugars – 600 g
Method of preparation
Rinse freshly picked leaves of raspberries, currants and cherries, let dry and put in a large container.
Pour in water, add clean dried berries and bring to a boil. Boil on low heat for no more than 15 minutes, remove from heat, cool to a warm state.
Strain, squeeze the pulp thoroughly. Add sugar to the broth, stir until completely dissolved.
Cool completely, pour in vodka, stir, pour the balm into a bottle with a tightly closed cork. Insist before use 3 days in a dark place.
Christmas juniper balm
Ingredients
1 l of vodka
10 juniper berries, avoid Cossack juniper, it is poisonous
50 g honey
10 g thyme herb
Crushed flowers of field chamomile, white mistletoe, sage – 5 g each
Finely chopped calamus root, lemon peel and dried apples – 1 tsp each.
Method of preparation
Grind on a coffee grinder (or in another way) herbs along with calamus root, lemon peel and apples.
Add juniper berries, pour the mixture into a bottle, pour in 500 ml of vodka and cork well.
Infuse in a warm place for about 60 days, then strain thoroughly.
Dissolve honey in the remaining vodka, and mix with herbal tincture.
Herbal pulp pour 100 ml of water, boil, cool and also strain. Add liquid to the bottle with balm, mix, leave for at least 90 days.
Red root balm
It is recommended as a tonic and stimulant for diseases of the urogenital area, anemia.
Ingredients
Vodka – 900 ml
Dry rhizomes of the red root – 50 g
Method of preparation
Grind the rhizomes, place in a jar with 450 ml of vodka and close tightly.
Let it brew for 10 days in a dark place at room temperature.
Then drain the tincture, pour the rest of the rhizomes with vodka, also leave under the lid in a dark place for 15-20 days.
Mixing both balms is not necessary, store in the same conditions.
Mode of application: from 0,5 to 1 tsp. 2-3 times a day 30 minutes before meals, dissolving in 200 ml of warm herbal or green tea, the last dose is 3 hours before bedtime. The course is 30-90 days, take a break for 30 days, repeat the course.
Balm nutty spicy
Strong balm to relieve stress, fatigue.
Ingredients
Vodka, partitions of walnuts, 30 g of honey, 5 g of dried St. John’s wort, mint, rose hips and dried raspberries, 1 g of ground ginger, 3-4 cloves.
Method of preparation
In a container with a volume of 250 ml, tightly lay the partitions of walnuts and pour vodka to the top.
In another similar container, put spices, fruits and herbs, pour honey first, then also top with vodka.
Close both containers tightly, place in a dark place and incubate for 4 days.
It is good to express the tinctures from each container, combine and infuse in a dark place for another 4 days. The partitions, herbs and spices remaining in the containers are again poured with vodka and also insisted for 4 days under the lid in a dark place.
Again decant tinctures and mix with the first infusion. Filter. How to use: 30 g before bedtime.
Sea buckthorn herbal balm
Recommended as a pain reliever.
Ingredients
Vodka, sea buckthorn syrup, 4 parts each of chamomile flowers, peppermint herbs and sea buckthorn fruits.
Three parts of calendula flowers.
2 parts each of valerian officinalis roots, blackcurrant leaves and five-lobed motherwort
1 part seeds and flowers of autumn colchicum, wild strawberry leaves, pine needles, lemon balm, black poplar buds and celandine grass.
Method of preparation
Grind herbs, fruits, needles, buds and roots, mix thoroughly, measure the amount.
Place in a jar and for every 3 tbsp. l. collection pour 1 liter of vodka.
Let it brew under the lid in a dark place for 20-22 days, drain well and combine with sea buckthorn syrup. How to use: 20-30 drops 2-3 times a day.
Rose hip herbal balm
It is recommended as an analgesic and general tonic.
Ingredients
Vodka, rosehip syrup, 5 parts of chamomile flowers.
Four parts of motherwort five-lobed.
3 parts each of valerian officinalis roots, rose hips and wild currant leaves
2 parts each of marigold flowers, peppermint herb, pine buds and lemon balm
1 part each of black poplar buds, celandine grass and blood-red hawthorn fruits.
Method of preparation
Mix herbs, fruits, leaves, buds and flowers (previously chop if possible), measure the amount.
Place the collection in a container and for every 1 tbsp. l. raw materials pour 1 liter of vodka.
Mix well, close the lid, put in a dark place for 30 days.
Drain the finished balm, strain the raw material, carefully filter the resulting liquid and combine with the balm. Add rosehip syrup, stir.
Store in tightly closed bottles in a dark place. How to use: 30 drops 3 times a day.
Healing Garlic Balm
It is recommended for colds, to raise the tone, as an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent.
Ingredients
Vodka – 200 ml of vodka
20% propolis tincture – 30 ml
Peeled garlic – 100 g
Honey – 50 g
Method of preparation
Pass the peeled garlic cloves through a meat grinder twice.
Transfer the garlic mass to a jar, mix with honey and propolis tincture.
Pour vodka, close the jar with a lid and let it brew in a dark place for 10 days.
Ready balm well decant, pour into a dark bottle and tightly cork.
Mode of application: 1 tsp 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Relevance: 23.09.2018
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