Cherry tincture on alcohol

Since ancient times, bird cherry has been revered in Our Country as a valuable medicinal plant, capable of both driving away entities hostile to humans and helping to cure many diseases. Bird cherry tincture is famous for its taste, with pronounced shades of almonds, and aroma, and medicinal properties. Many even respect bird cherry tincture more than a drink made from cherries or sweet cherries.

The benefits of cherry tincture

Bird cherry berries, although they have pronounced medicinal properties, are not very attractive when fresh. Their sweetish, slightly tart and peculiar taste does not allow them to take their rightful place in a series of other healthy berries. But bird cherry tincture is enjoyed by everyone who wants, one way or another, to improve their health.

The rich composition of bird cherry determines the benefits and healing properties of vodka tincture:

1. The presence of a large amount of tannins helps with digestive disorders, has an astringent and fixing effect in diarrhea of ​​various origins and intestinal gases.
2. Various bitters strengthen the walls of the stomach.
3. Pectin helps to normalize bowel function.
4. Phytoncides determine its bactericidal properties.
5. The content of many vitamins and minerals helps cleanse the blood, remove toxins and strengthen the walls of capillary vessels.
6. Bird cherry tincture increases the body’s resistance to infections, improves immunity and accelerates the regenerative capacity of tissues. Therefore, its use can be useful for any colds or inflammatory diseases, as well as for general strengthening of the body.
7. It has good diuretic and diaphoretic properties.
8. It is able to remove salts of heavy metals from the body and have a beneficial effect on the cure of various joint diseases.

So, externally, the tincture is used for arthritis, arthrosis, gout, osteoporosis, as well as for the treatment of stomatitis, gingivitis, and purulent wounds.

But it should be noted that the bones of bird cherry, as well as its leaves and bark, contain a lot of amygdalin glycoside. This substance, when decomposed, releases hydrocyanic acid, which is a strong toxic substance. For this reason, bird cherry berries are contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women. Yes, and all other tincture should be used with caution, not exceeding the recommended dose.

How to make cherry tincture

Bird cherry or bird cherry is widespread throughout Our Country from north to south, from the western regions to the Far East. In addition to wild ones, there are also cultivated varieties of it, which are distinguished by their large size of berries and sweetness, but their aroma, as a rule, is not so pronounced.

The berries are green at first, and when fully ripe (in August-September) become black. They are small in size and have a peculiar tart-sweet slightly astringent taste.

Also, in the latitudes, a guest from the American continent, the Virgin or red bird cherry, has long been introduced into the culture. Its berries are larger, they are juicy, red, but as they ripen they darken and become almost black. As for the aroma, it is much less pronounced in the red bird cherry compared to the common bird cherry. Therefore, it is traditionally customary to prepare tincture, first of all, from bird cherry or common bird cherry. And the Virgin variety, due to the greater juiciness of the berries, is used more often for making homemade liqueurs.

Tincture at home can be made from fresh, dry and even frozen bird cherry berries. But the recipe is somewhat different. Also, for the preparation of bird cherry tincture, flowers of the plant and jam made from its fruits are used.

The most important subject of numerous discussions is the content of hydrocyanic acid in bird cherry and, accordingly, the possible harm from using tincture from it inside.

• First, the amygdalin, which is converted to hydrocyanic acid, is found only in bird cherry seeds. It does not exist in the pulp of the berries. Therefore, with a particularly strong desire, the bones from the berries can be removed altogether, although this is not easy.
• Second, the this substance is able to be absorbed into alcohol-containing liquids only after 6 weeks of infusion. Therefore, bird cherry tincture should not be prepared for more than one month. After this period, the berries from alcohol or vodka must be removed.
• Third, it was found that sugar quite effectively neutralizes the effect of hydrocyanic acid, so it is certainly added to the tincture. Moreover, it is important to use sugar, and not other sweeteners such as fructose, stevia and their other varieties.

Preparing berries for making vodka on bird cherry at home is that they are removed from the branches and sorted out, leaving aside leaves, plant debris, stalks and shriveled, spoiled and small fruits.

Then the berries are either mixed with sugar, or slightly dried in a warm room without access to sunlight for several days. If there is no intention and desire to free the berries from the seeds, then the best option would be to mix them immediately with sugar.

The classic recipe for cherry tincture

This recipe is also the simplest. The result will be a very fragrant moderately sweet and strong drink with a characteristic almond flavor. In terms of taste, it most of all resembles cherry tincture.

You need:

• 500 ml of vodka or alcohol diluted to 45-50 degrees;
• 400 g of bird cherry berries cleared of plant debris;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar.

Manufacture:

1. Prepared ripe bird cherry berries are poured into a clean and completely dry glass jar.
2. Sugar is also added there, the jar is closed with a plastic lid and the method of repeated shaking is to ensure that the berries soften slightly and let the juice flow.
3. Alcohol is added to the same jar, covered with a lid and shaken thoroughly.
4. Place a tightly closed jar with bird cherry tincture in a warm place with a temperature not lower than + 20 ° C and without access to any light for 18-20 days.
5. It is advisable to shake the contents of the jar once every few days in order to achieve complete dissolution of sugar.
6. During this period of time, the tincture should acquire a bright saturated color and a characteristic aroma.

   

7. After the due date has expired, the resulting bird cherry tincture is filtered using a gauze filter with cotton wool.
8. It is bottled, corked tightly and placed in a cold place – a cellar or a refrigerator.
9. You can use the tincture a few days after filtration, letting it brew for some time.

Red cherry vodka tincture

The content of amygdalin glycoside, which turns into poisonous hydrocyanic acid, is incomparably less in the berries of red or virgin bird cherry. Therefore, red cherry tincture can be aged for a longer time. Moreover, the red bird cherry does not have a particularly bright aroma, and the alcohol-containing drink needs time to be able to pull it out of this berry.

You need:

• 800 g of virgin or red bird cherry berries;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar;
• 1 liters of vodka.

Manufacture:

1. Peeled from plant debris and sorted berries are poured into a jar.
2. Add sugar, cover tightly with a lid and shake for at least 5 minutes to achieve the formation of juice.
3. The jar is opened, vodka is added to it, the contents are mixed well again and sent to a warm place without light for about 20 days.
4. After the prescribed period, the tincture is filtered through a cotton-gauze filter.
5. They taste it, if desired, add more sugar and, after bottling the drink, insist it for a few more days to a week.
6. After that, bird cherry tincture on vodka is ready for tasting.

Dried cherry tincture

Dried bird cherry can be prepared independently by drying pre-treated and peeled berries during the harvest season. And you can buy it at a variety of retail outlets. On sale there is dried bird cherry in the form of a powder or whole berries. For the preparation of bird cherry tincture at home, mostly whole dried berries are suitable. Since the powder contains a significant amount of crushed seeds, this can add unnecessary harshness to the drink.

You need:

• 150 g of dried bird cherry berries;
• 3 liters of vodka or diluted alcohol;
• 3-4 st. l. granulated sugar.

Manufacture:

1. In a dry and clean three-liter jar, bird cherry berries are poured into 1,5 liters of vodka, shaken several times and placed for 2 weeks in a dark place at room temperature.
2. Then the drink is filtered through a filter, poured into a dark glass container or set aside in a dark place.
3. The remaining berries are again poured with another 1,5 liters of vodka, sugar is added and insisted for another 2 weeks.
4. After 14 days, the contents of the jar are again filtered and combined with the tincture obtained after the first filtration.
5. Shake well and leave to infuse for another week.
6. Strain through a filter, bottle and seal tightly.

The healing drink is ready.

Recipe for bird cherry tincture on vodka with cloves and cinnamon

In addition, spices will help to ennoble the taste and aroma of the finished bird cherry tincture.

You need:

• 300 g of bird cherry;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar;
• 500 ml of vodka;
• a small cinnamon stick;
• 5-6 cloves.

Making such a bird cherry on vodka is not much different from the classical technology. In a jar, along with sugar, you just need to add the spices laid down according to the recipe. And after the required period of infusion, strain through a filter and bottle.

Dried red bird cherry and ginger tincture

To prepare a delicious tincture of dried red bird cherry berries, it is advisable to supplement them with spices, since they practically do not have their own pronounced aroma.

You need:

• 150 g dried red bird cherry;
• half a cinnamon stick;
• Xnumx buds clove;
• 5 g pieces of ginger;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar;
• 1 liter of 45-50 degree alcohol or regular medium quality vodka.

Manufacture:

1. Dry berries of bird cherry are poured with warm boiled water so that they are completely immersed in it. Leave to swell for several hours.
2. The berries are thrown back into a colander and transferred to a clean glass jar.
3. Cinnamon stick and ginger are crushed with a sharp knife into small pieces.
4. Sugar and all crushed spices are added to a jar of bird cherry, poured with alcohol or vodka, mixed well.
5. Close the lid tightly and place in a warm place without light.
6. After 2 weeks, the contents of the jar are filtered through a filter made of cotton and gauze.
7. Bottled, well corked and stored.

Recipe for bird cherry tincture with pine nuts

This old recipe is especially popular among Siberians, who have been preparing such a “nutcracker” since ancient times.

You need:

• 500 g of fresh bird cherry berries;
• 1 cup pine nuts without peel;
• Xnum l vodka;
• 250-300 g granulated sugar;
• Xnumx bud clove.

Manufacture:

1. The pine nuts are lightly crushed with a wooden masher to release some of the oil.
2. A layer of bird cherry berries is poured into the jar, then a sugar layer, pine nuts, and this is repeated until all the components are over.
3. Add cloves and pour the mixture with vodka.
4. Stir and infuse in a room at a temperature of + 20-28 ° C without light for 10-15 days.
5. After two weeks, the tincture is filtered, bottled and allowed to stand for a few more days in a cool place before tasting.

Bird cherry tincture on vodka with cherry leaves

This bird cherry tincture is even more reminiscent of cherry, due to the addition of fragrant leaves, which give it an original tart taste.

You need:

• 400 g fresh or dried bird cherry berries;
• 1000 ml of vodka;
• 500 ml of filtered water;
• 40 cherry leaves;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar.

Manufacture:

1. Water is heated to a boil, cherry leaves are placed in it and boiled for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Peeled and sorted bird cherry berries and sugar are added, boiled for another 5 minutes, filtered and cooled.
3. Pour 500 ml of vodka into the resulting syrup, mix, send for infusion in a warm and dark place for 8-10 days.
4. Top up the remaining amount of vodka and insist the same amount.
5. After that, the tincture is filtered again, bottled and sent for storage.

Recipe for tincture of bird cherry on alcohol with cinnamon and honey

There are many recipes for making spicy tinctures with alcohol. They are not only insanely delicious, but also very useful. One of them, which uses bird cherry berries and honey, is described in detail below.

You need:

• 250 g of bird cherry;
• 1 liter of alcohol 96%;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 2-3 peas of black pepper;
• 3 peas of allspice;
• 250 ml of water;
• 3-4 st. l. liquid honey;
• ¼ nutmeg;
• 3-4 cloves.

Manufacture:

1. All spices are finely chopped with a sharp knife or lightly crushed in a wooden mortar.
2. Mix 250 ml of water and alcohol, add all the chopped spices and heat the resulting mixture to a boil.
3. Add honey and boil for another 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and cool to a temperature of + 50 ° C.
5. Add the remaining alcohol, close the lid and allow the drink to cool to room temperature.
6. To get a full bouquet of all the aromas present, the container is tightly covered and the drink is allowed to stand for about 2 more weeks in a warm, dark place.
7. Then the tincture is filtered through several layers of gauze and poured into prepared bottles with tight lids.

Bird cherry tincture on cognac

Bird cherry tincture on cognac can surprise even connoisseurs of alcoholic beverages with its taste. Berries are used either dry or fresh, but previously slightly dried in the oven at a low temperature (+ 40 ° C).

You need:

• 200 g of bird cherry;
• 500 ml brandy;
• 70-80 g of granulated sugar.

Traditional production:

1. Berries are covered with sugar, cognac is added, thoroughly stirred.
2. Insist in a dark place for about 20 days.
3. Filter, pour into special bottles, hermetically cork.

Recipe for a delicious tincture on vodka from bird cherry jam

Bird cherry, grated with sugar, will be quite an adequate replacement for ordinary berries for making a delicious tincture. It should only be understood that too much sugar may be present in the jam, and therefore it is worth carefully observing the proportions recommended in the recipe and not changing them at your discretion.

You need:

• 300 g of bird cherry jam;
• 500 ml of vodka.

The process of making bird cherry tincture from jam is not much different from the classic one. Infuse the drink for about 2 weeks.

Frozen cherry berry tincture

Frozen bird cherry berries are also quite suitable for making a spicy tincture.

You need:

• 250 g of frozen bird cherry;
• 100 grams of sugar;
• 500 ml of vodka.

Manufacture:

1. Bird cherry berries must first be defrosted.
2. The resulting juice is separated into a small container, boiled over moderate heat for 5 minutes and cooled.
3. The berries themselves are transferred to a jar, covered with sugar and poured with vodka.
4. After cooling, boiled juice from bird cherry is added there.
5. After thorough shaking, the drink is infused as usual for 2-3 weeks.

Cherry flower tincture

Particularly fragrant is the bird cherry tincture obtained from its flowers. It is necessary to collect flowers during their most active blooming, approximately in the second half of May.

After harvesting, the flowers must be dried as soon as possible so that you can use the recipe below for making a tincture of them at any time. Flowers can be dried both in the oven and in an electric dryer, but the drying temperature should not exceed + 50-55 ° C.

However, you can make a tincture with fresh, freshly picked bird cherry flowers.

It is difficult to find a clear amount of ingredients by weight in this case. Usually use volumetric characteristics.

Manufacture:

1. Depending on the number of bird cherry flowers collected, they fill a jar of any volume with them, not tamping too much, by about ¾.
2. Pour vodka into the same container so that its level reaches the very neck.
3. Close the top tightly with a lid and leave in a warm and dark place for a month.
4. Then be sure to filter and add a certain amount of sugar to taste (about 200 g is usually required for a two-liter jar), shake the contents thoroughly.
5. Bottled and allowed to stand for about a week in a cool place. After that, the tincture can be considered ready for use.

Red cherry liqueur

There is also a curious recipe for making red cherry liqueur, according to which you can get not only tasty, but also a drink that is completely safe for health. Since it undergoes heat treatment, and hydrocyanic acid tends to break down at high temperatures. True, due to boiling, the aroma of the finished drink is slightly lost.

You need:

• 1 kg fresh red bird cherry berries;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar;
• 1 liter of vodka or diluted alcohol.

Manufacture:

1. The berries are slightly dried in a very warm place or in a slightly heated oven for several hours.
2. Then they are rubbed with a wooden pusher, placed in a jar and poured with alcohol.
3. Tightly cover the container with a lid and infuse for 3-4 weeks in a dark, warm place until the drink acquires a pronounced color, taste and aroma.
4. The tincture is filtered through a cotton filter, sugar is added and heated almost to a boil.
5. Cool, taste, if desired, add a little more sugar.
6. Then they insist for about a week, filter again, bottle and store.

How to store cherry tinctures and liqueurs

Bird cherry tinctures and liqueurs are stored exclusively in cold rooms: in the cellar, basement or refrigerator, and without access to light. But even in such conditions, the shelf life should not exceed 1 year.

How to take bird cherry tincture

The most popular area of ​​​​application of bird cherry tincture on vodka is disinfection and help with various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, it is necessary to apply no more than 7 drops of tincture 3 times a day.

To provide effective assistance in the treatment of sore throats, colds, coughs, dilute 1-2 teaspoons of alcohol tincture of bird cherry in a glass of warm water and gargle or drink 3 times a day. The same remedy will be effective in boosting immunity.

The same solution with regular rinsing will help get rid of diseases of the oral cavity.

And alcohol tincture in its pure form is used to rub painful areas in rheumatic diseases.

Conclusion

Bird cherry tincture is both an original drink, which is desirable to use in very limited quantities, and a valuable medicine that can solve many health problems.